If You Work At Something, You Get

I'm Not Brad Pitt Or George Clooney. Those Guys Walk Into A Room And The Room Changes. I Think There's Something More... Not Average, But Everyman About Me.

I Started Really Young, Like 12 Or 13, And Then I Started Doing School Plays. We Had A Really Good Drama Department, So The Kind Of Drama-geek Stigma Wasn't Really There In My High School.

It Was Shameful And Embarrassing That There Were Two Years In A Row Without A Single Actor Of Color Nominated. That's Insane.

I Can't Think Of Any More Important Value To Instill In Our Children Than The Desire To Help Others. I Feel Strongly About Setting An Example For Them. Real Problems Can Be Solved By The Next Generation If We Instill In Them The Right Values.

I Think It's Something That The Citizenry Needs To Be Vigilant About - Participating In Democracy, And That Includes Issues Like What's Going On And How Much Secrecy And Transparency There Should Be. That's An On-going Thing - In A Democracy You Want Checks And Balances And Oversight, But You Need A Covert Agency To Protect The Country. It's A Very Tricky Balance And I Think It Changes As The World Changes And I Think We All Need To Be Mindful Of That.