Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience.

I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what I'm going to be doing."

Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.

Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them.

As an actor, I enjoy variety. That's a big thing for me.

The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing and then more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing.

We're characters not of this world, so our knowledge about stuff, that other character's don't have, is quite fun.

The fact that you can say stuff to people that other people are only thinking is always fun. It's a great tool for comedic moments, as well.

When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.

I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor.

I've worked a lot in comedy. As much as I love playing dramatic roles, it's always nice to be able to have some humor around when working.

The way he’s watching me makes me feel needed like no one’s ever been able to make me feel. In a way, he makes me feel necessary. Like my existence alone is necessary for his survival.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

People often write me and ask how I keep my wood floors so clean when I live with a child and a dog, and my answer is that I use a technique called Suffering From a Mental Illness.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but the living room in your fortified compound.

She knew what it was to wait for someone who would never come home. She knew that grief, like a scar, faded but never really went away.

To me, you’re either an activist or an inactivist.

We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts.

Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.

Kids are an important audience to reach for the future of the planet.