I feel more comfortable when I'm somebody else, I think. When I'm taking a picture as myself, the whole idea of taking a headshot, to me, feels very false.

I had been wanting to do a musical for a really long time. I wanted people in New York to know that I can sing.

My family is not at all involved in television, or film, or theatre, or any of it, really.

I grew up in the Southern Baptist Church, where my father was a minister at music, so I sang in the church all the time.

A lot of times I play the villain or the comic relief, and I get to kind of play the comic relief to a degree, which is fun, but I also get to say, "You are created in the image in God. You are a perfect child of God. And this part of you is the heart of who you are. You're not alone, and you're okay just the way you are."

I used to audition for musicals when I was in New York before I moved to L.A., but I couldn't quite hit a certain note, so I saw a teacher in L. A. who helped me get better at it. She showed me how to use a different part of my voice. You are never too old.

The older I get, the more I appreciate what came before.