I'm really open to just about anything but I think the real dream is to be able to write my own thing.

I thought the popular kids were the cool kids. I got caught up in that, and it was bogus. School is about finding who you are because thats more important than not being yourself.

One of the scariest things to me was, I really feel like I'm a pretty even-keeled person with a good outlook and respect level, but in that environment, deep within the character, you see how easy it is to go to that place because you're one-upping each other and it's this heavy environment filled with young men trying to make an impression. It's dangerous. It's something that I became very conscious of afterwards.

It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well. I used to be very uptight, but I've learned to loosen up.

I think the community that you're in really can define your ability to be at peace with your circumstances.

When I'm [playing] a character, I can look at it and know it's not me and not be concerned with how it looks.

I feel the most connected to my art when it comes from my real life and hopefully the audience feels that.