I consider myself an alchemist. An alchemist is basically a mystical chemist, right? And one of the great feats that alchemists used to do is they would take lead - just take a chunk of lead - and they could turn lead into gold.

So to really be able to dive into what does it mean to be broken by an experience, and I developed it just through research and talking and understanding the truth of what it means to lose everything.

Greatness lives on the edge of destruction

I want to represent possibilities.

Goofy was the word that was used most often by my sisters because I've been this tall ever since I was 12 years old.

I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. I made up my mind that when I had children, my children were going to know who their father was.

Being realistic is the quickest path to mediocrity