I grew up in Queens and New Jersey. I started doing children's theater when I was seven to get out of school because I didn't fit in.
If you went to Harvard Medical School, chances are you'll be a doctor at some place. There's a career trajectory. Acting, there's nothing. It's constantly trying to procure jobs - it's very disconcerting.
I had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still do.
I find people who want to help other people to be the most interesting. I come from a family of teachers, and my friends are teachers, often times in very difficult school situations.
