I was born in San Antonio, TX, but moved to Lakewood, CO in elementary school. Then, I moved to Valley Center, CA in high school.

Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'

It's really important to be active in your community, whatever community that is... find allies and find people who you relate to and who make you stronger as a group.

In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It's harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life.

I'm a total nerd. I love comic books and video games and most of all zombies!

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.

The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.

The subjects that I am working are movies that say something. They are shouting or criticising something. I would hate to play a princess waiting for the prince to come and give her a kiss.

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from it.

I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'.

I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.

I've got lots of weird illustrations of me from Japanese fans.

Did you know you could kill a person with a hatpin?" she said."I did not," he said. "Do you speak from experience? Have you murdered anybody? Not that I'd dream of criticizing.

Even Ramanama is by itself lifeless, but it has become a living symbol of the deity because millions of people have consecrated it.

There are still people who don't like my work and that's okay with me.

I just don't watch a lot of TV.

Progress is more important than perfection.