I really struggled moving from New Zealand to the United States. I still have very strong ties to my home, and it took me a couple of years to feel settled in Los Angeles. Fortunately, I have a great group of friends and found the places where I enjoy spending my time. Finding beaches to get to made me feel much more plugged into the environment here.

The reason I feel like I act is because you get to live a million different lives in one. I don't have to go about my life.

I always find time to read novels and poetry as well as scripts; I like to enjoy different kinds of storytelling. I spend time at the beach and with my loved ones. I like traveling to unfamiliar places to challenge my perspectives and glean wisdom from other ways of life.

It is so important to remember that, while I love my job, there are other fantastic avenues to explore in my life.

I think having healthy relationships makes me feel much more confident and available to do good work as an actor.

As an actor, I was taught, from an early age, that secrets are the most powerful thing that you can have on screen, and that what you withhold is as important as what you share.

I think you can't really reach the emotionally intense stuff without having built a genuine light, playful, connected energy, to begin with.