I wanted to do something far from my intellectual and physical home, so I went to live in Beijing for eight months and took Mandarin Chinese.

We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.

There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment.

I could have seen myself going into academia, but I don't love it; I just like it.

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.

I assume that if people get to know me, they'll like me. If they don't, it's not my problem.

There was something about being in front of audiences when I was in elementary school plays that gave me a thrill. It was like the rush you get from a roller coaster drop.