I love talking to all the kids, and have enjoyed the enthusiasm and response from their teachers as well.

I have always wanted to do a book about actors because I think that the death of a character is a tremendously emotional experience.

My feeling is that in the purest form, an actor is a service to the people. It's democratic in its purest form. That's what an actor is. If he or she isn't that, then there is no purpose in doing it. They're like priests.

To me good storytelling is about journeys. It's about people's journeys, people's discoveries and how they deal with those discoveries; circumstances that put people in different situations.

I've always been creative, with a huge amount of energy.

When I take a role I wonder how I can use it to find out who I really am. I don't think I'm so rare a person.

I made a conscious decision to take my life and career in a different direction. I started working on a play, and also, by attending Burning Man for several years, I was incredibly stimulated by the art there. I increasingly wanted to be a part of it, and focused on what I wanted to say as an artist.