I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing.

I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write.

There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting.

It's always fun to get to do independent film because I believe that that's the life blood of film. It's about writers and directors who truly have their own vision, and that's hard.

I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.