As a kid, you don't have a ton of spaces where you are honored, where what you think is honored and what you say is revered.

If a project feels good to you, say yes. And do it with everything that you have and hope that the outcome is good.

That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.

I think this idea of a big break is a lie.

I think people understand I'm not actually the real Thomas Jefferson.

I liked being on stage because it gave me a reason to be around people. The other great thing about acting is it allows you to imagine circumstances different from your own. I was a poor Bay Area kid getting to pretend to be a Russian aristocrat.