As a young performer, I didn't know that you can have a great time playing someone in terrible crisis. The more you know it's not real, the deeper you can go into it. And the easier it is to let it go when it's done.
I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!
I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive.
It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and resonate are full of conflict, discord and misunderstandings 'cause that's what makes drama happen or tension even if it's a comedy.
I am not a genius. But I am nerdy.
I can get a dance party started pretty much anywhere and anytime.
It just seems like, you agree to have a certain personality or something. For no reason. Just to make things easier for everyone. But when you think about it, I mean, how do you know it's even you?
With acting there are a lot more choices, With this, I either stick it or I don't. There's something really unforgiving about that.
I fantasized about being a psychology major when I first started school, and I took a handful of Psych 101 classes.
I don't know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren't unique.
I used to talk about my personal life all the time. It's the most fun thing to talk about, the people in my life are hurt.
I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my evolving into a certified, legitimate, and grown up and I did take three years off.
I actually haven't been approached a whole lot for television, believe it or not.
I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being.
My skin is a bit sensitive, so Cetaphil is my standby. I also use toner and a light layer of moisturizer—I use a lot of Kiehl's and other natural brands.
I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible.
It's very difficult to judge yourself. Extreme self-doubt is only attractive when it's fictionalized. Which is why people love the movies. They are so reassuring.
I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.
People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.
I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form.
I like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to.
I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior. I am really interested in feelings and think they are what define us as a species. When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting.
Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.
Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.
College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.
