I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.

I've had such extremes in my life. From being this kind of wild kid, to one year studying to be a Franciscan priest at the seminary....I was very frustrated.

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very close, my sisters and me.

I'm an all-or-nothing kind of person, and when I become interested in something, I give it my all.

I feel good about the fact that I finally found something I love. I never lived in one place for very long - that's the way my whole life has been. I was always packing and moving around, staying in Canada, Kentucky, Jersey, St. Louis - it all helped because I was always learning new accents, experiencing different environments.