We have such a finite amount of hours on this planet, and there is just no excuse for living a mundane, predictable life in life.

My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity.

I didn't even know what acting was at 11 years old. I truly believed that acting was hidden cameras everywhere. And I felt that these actors on the screen were somehow real people.

I always feel vulnerable talking about the poetry aspect of my career because it's little diary entries that I need to sometimes close read, and to reveal that much, it's a bit nerve-racking.

When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession.

Acting is not a lofty performance; it is simply the source of becoming and existing transparently. Acting, I find, is the art of frothing to the surface every raw and honest emotion. The moment an actor pretends, he loses his audience forever

Bound in primal longings, we pine to be understood by ourselves.