My mother is a survivor who's had a lot of things happen in her life that have been very trying.

Honestly, I think some of my family members of a certain generation were more skittish about me playing a gay character on Six Feet Under than watching me play a killer.

As time passes, I feel more and more a sense of acting being a fundamental part of who I am.

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am.

My mother is a survivor who's had a lot of things happen in her life that have been very trying.

I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special.

I'm very focused on "Dexter" right now. I want to make it as good of a show as we can.