Kal Penn

The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's 'How are your parents doing?'

What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons.

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics.

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process.