Cajun culture is dying.

I use my job to engage empathy and compassion for people society might stereotype or ostricise.

I don't believe in typecasting. Just because all my characters may come from the other side of the tracks doesn't mean they are all the same. You don't stereotype people and generalize people, everyone's different.

Music is always a part of my characters' make-up.

I understand pain very well, so I look for that in a role. If the characters are well-written, don't tell nobody, but I'll do the damn thing for free. I'm serious. It's the writing. I love beautifully flawed characters.

Addiction is a health issue, not a social issue, not a crime, not a legal issue.

You know, my childhood was pretty colorful; I like to use the word turbulent.