I've always been drawn to stories and characters facing some sort of struggle against forces beyond our control, be it love, loss, betrayal.

The human condition itself inspires me.

I'm pretty cerebral, so I can occasionally rationalize emotional pain away, but when I can't, that's when I start to feel the fire inside take over and somehow manage to power through.

Life is going to test you. But no matter how bad it may seem, we can always step up and beat it.

Although it may seem like it, life will never give you more than you can handle. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy; in fact, quite the opposite.

Anything that forces the human soul to scream out and fight really brings out the best in us, and to have an opportunity to portray characters like that is inspiring.

My center is the soul of a gypsy.