I've done some TV and I've done a lot of theater, obviously, and the last character I played on Broadway was a very fast-talking broad. I'm used to learning material and words.

I only tweet about food and silly things, but it's really fascinating because I get a lot of response on Twitter, and I'm always looking at the type of people who write me on there, and it is such a variety.

I grew up sort of a geeky, tall kid, and I think I was always the one trying to make my friends laugh.

I love to teach, I love to draw, I love animals. So I don't feel like I am relying on one thing to lead me in my career.

I actually feel very proud of my age.

So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before.

They say for every light on Broadway there is a broken heart, an unrealized dream. And that’s the same in any profession. So you have to want it more than anyone else, and you have to be your own champion, be your own superstar, blaze your own path, say yes to opportunity, follow your instincts, be eager, and passionate, keep learning, nurture your real, lasting relationships, don’t be a jerk, and free your imagination so you can become all that you want to be.