I don't know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles.

I had an unorthodox high-school experience; I shifted around to different schools. When I got to college and met Larry Sacharow, who ran the theatre department [at Fordham University in NYC], he was the first person to say ‘I believe in you.’ At that point, I just needed someone to say ‘I see you, I get you, let’s go.’ It’s an amazing thing to borrow someone else’s confidence in you; it can change your life.

I love Ben Affleck so much. He's an amazing director.

I'd love to do theater. I've done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing.

I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, Whats the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting? It didnt make sense to me anymore. Its not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval.

For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.

"The Notebook" is one of my favorite love stories.