I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very much involved in theatre when I was in college.

Nobody wants to get locked up, although 'locked up' is a matter of perspective. There can be people who are out who are in prison mentally and emotionally and worse off than those who are behind bars.

I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

I really disliked Philadelphia society - really, deeply disliked it. I spent a lot of my teenage years writing poetry attacking it.

If a patron buys from an artist who needs money, the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates.

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I've always been surrounded by creative people.