Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up.

I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis!

We started training a month before the movie started and then by five months in, we were at our peak shape.

If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable.

New Orleans is one of the most exciting, incredible communities in the world. There's such a rich culture and history, and there are innumerable things to do.

There's an old saying that you don't ever finish a movie, you abandon it, and I really believe that. I never walk away from a take and pat myself on the back.

Acting has given me a way to channel my angst. I feel like an overweight, pimply faced kid a lot of the time - and finding a way to access that insecurity, and put it toward something creative is incredibly rewarding. I feel very lucky.