I think theater will always be my first love. I've been doing it since I was nine, and there's nothing quite like being on stage, having the immediate intake of energy and exchange of ideas.

The L.A. theater scene is very different. The perception has been that people who love theater do theater in New York. The people who want to be discovered do theater on the side in L.A. But there are people who are very dedicated to theater who love theater in L.A.

People can graduate from beauty school and know everything about white hair and nothing about African-American hair.

In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.

I'm not an engineer. I did not study engineering in school. But I was a super ambitious student growing up.

I was 13 years old at music school talking to my teacher. I can't quite remember what it was I was trying to describe, but I do remember my music teacher saying to me, 'Do you have synesthesia?' In hindsight, it seems a little presumptuous of her to think a little boy in Essex would know what synesthesia was.

Dartmouth is such a special college with its rich history, dedicated student body, and, as I've been learning more recently, colorful customs.