I Always Call Myself A "student" Of

I Learned The Word Non-conformist In Fourth Grade And Immediately Announced That I Would Grow Up To Become One.

I Come From The Theater, Where I Got Into Acting Because I Love Transforming. I Love Nothing More Than To Be Unrecognizable.

When I Arrive In Los Angeles In The Entertainment Community, And I Use Implements Like A Shovel And A Hammer, Our Society Has Distanced Itself So Far From Working With Its Hands That Those Incredibly Pedestrian Skills Are Perceived As Somehow Being Extraordinary.

My Uncles, Who Are Farmers In Minooka, Illinois - I Grew Up With Them And Their Pickup Trucks And Mustaches, And To Me That Was Masculinity: Big Hairy Sweaty Guys Who Could Pick Up A Bus.

I'm Quite Excited To Not Play A Xena Type Character - It's Probably Closer To Me Than Any Character I've Ever Played.