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

My center is the soul of a gypsy.

When things get too chaotic, I need to roam.

As a kid, I was obsessed with myths and legends and the haunting beauty of gothic stories.

Whether you're a vampire or werewolf, love is still love. Betrayal is still betrayal.

I usually head up to the mountains or out into the desert. Somewhere nobody is. There I can dig deep and find the core that got me where I am today. It's sort of like my reset button.

There have been many things in my life that have tried to break me, going back to when I was two and three years old. It never stops - life will always push you to your limit. The only way I've managed to survive it all is believing in myself and knowing, somehow, beyond everything telling me otherwise, that I will succeed.