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Being A Catholic, I Was Drawn To The Mystery Of The Latin And The Smoke And The Mirrors And All Of That. That Part Of My Disposition Definitely Did Lend Itself To Finding My Way To The Back Door Of Some Artistic Pursuit.

I Was Very Withdrawn And Definitely Played With Dolls Well Into Eighth Grade. But I Was The Oldest Of Nine, And That Grounded Me In A Way That I Don't Think I Would Have Been Grounded Otherwise. So I Was Able To - Or Forced To - Function Practically. But I Think, By Nature, I Was Someone Who Lived In My Head, In My Imagination.

If You Walk Down The Street And See Someone In A Box, You Have A Choice. That Person Is Either The Other And You're Fearful Of Them, Or That Person Is An Extension Of Your Family.

I Think I'm An Actor Because I Have Very Strong Imagination And Empathy. I Never Studied Acting, But Those Two Qualities Are Exactly The Qualities That Make For An Activist.

It's Really Hard To Find Stuff That Is Original. You Pick Up Scripts And In Four Pages You Know Where It's Going And The Same Thing When You Are Sitting In A Theatre, I Just Rejoice When Something Unfolds In A Way That I'm Not Conducive.