My mom's a translator, my dad's a woodworker; that's the world I grew up in, that's the world I'm most comfortable in. The whole idea of Hollywood or any of that other stuff that unfortunately goes along with film, that wasn't part of my upbringing, thankfully.

I'm an actor, so I'm interested in the pursuit of storytelling and character and challenging myself and expanding my craft. That's not something that ever ends, because as you grow as a person, so does your capacity to play different characters. New things come up, new things you want to explore and new stories you want tell about life and your knowledge of things. I don't think there's ever going to be that satisfaction of "and now, comfort."

I'm so inspired and stimulated by the work that it doesn't ever feel like work.

It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.

I wanted to get everything right. I was super nerdy and academic. I got so much satisfaction out of getting good grades.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.

I love people, watching people interact. It's a lot of psychology. We learn about ourselves by watching other people's lives on the screen.