I Was In Jersey When The Whole

Sometimes I'd Knock On The Door Of Somebody I Was Going To School With, So It Was Like Living A Double Life.

People Don't Like Talking About It, But If You're Spanish, You Feel A Weight.

I'd Done Two Years' Worth Of Extra Work, And All My Friends Who I Would Go On Auditions With Went To School For Acting. These Were Kids Who Knew When They Were 14 Years Old That This Was What They Wanted To Do With Their Lives, And They Prepared For It, And They're Getting Canned At Every Audition.

The Roughest Thing Was Learning The Realities Of The World At Such A Young Age. I Was 10 Or 11, Going To Church, Hearing The Adults Standing On The Podium Talking About World Affairs, About History, About War, And How America Was Founded.

I Wanted To Write A Film And I Thought The Best Way To Do So Was To Train Myself Within The Field... It Was Just Like A Cycle Of People Trying To Make It, Not Making It, Doing Extra Work, And It Was Pretty Depressing In The End.