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

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.

I participated in many different rituals, but for me, I'm very spiritual and I believe that there's definitely be a greater force that defines us and leads us. For sure. No question for me.

Definitely routine is the bedrock of our relationship.

I just don't know how to stitch words in a predictable way sometimes. It's a weird instinct I've developed.

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

Every one of us strives to be a better person; and if I am to contribute one thing of myself, it would be compassion.