I have a lot of frustration with religion, organized religion, because it's man-made, because it's man-regulated. And it has nothing to do with my relationship with God.

I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.

The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.

I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.

I chase after inspiring stories.

I don't necessarily need Hollywood.

I've done TV, but never where you're given this much time to live with a character, to study the tone and hone it and repair stuff, to go back and watch old episodes and go, "Oh no, that's a misstep. That's a victory. I should do more of that, less of that."