Most books and movies that are handed to teenagers are filled with stereotypes.

I think music is my favorite thing to do, but I go through periods where I think differently.

I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.

I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say that jazz does not play a vital and important role in my life.

Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.

I've been kind of lucky. I've always just kind of followed whatever my passion was, and that seems to have led me to better places than if I had followed some career trajectory, which I wouldn't even know how to start.

I don't want to play high schoolers anymore. I guess I don't feel that way. I just want to play characters who are really good.