Personally, All I Ever Want To Be

Some People Think My Father Was A Spy, Because Of Working For That Government Agency In Vietnam, But He Can't Find His Car Keys, Much Less Keep A National Secret.

I Am Here To Tell You There's Nothing In People Knowing You. There's Actually A Loss In That! Really, The Reward In Life Is Genuinely The Day Of Work You Have. It's Not The Name You're Making For Yourself Or The Clicks And Likes - It's Such An Illusion.

I Definitely Wanted To Be An Actor. I Didn't Want To Be On Tv, I Didn't Want To Be Famous, I Didn't Want To Be Anyone In Particular; I Just Wanted To Do It. I See Young People Now Who Look At Magazines, Or American Idol And Their Goal Is To Have That Lifestyle - To Have Good Handbags, Or Go Out With Cute Guys From Shows, Or Whatever. But I Definitely Wanted To Be An Actor.

I Came From A Sorkin-like Project In The Sense That There Was No Freedom To Change A Line, Which, In A Weird Way, Is Its Own Freedom Because You're Living Within That Structure And Know This Is What It Is. You Just Adjust. Every Project Has Its Own Personality.

I Was Always Torn Between Wanting Whatever I Pictured As A Typical High School Experience And That Being Just A Part I Wanted To Play. I've Written About This, But One Of Those Typical High School Experiences Was Drill Team. Like, I Just Really Wanted To Wear A Uniform And Get On The Bus And Be Part Of This Group. As An Only Child, The Idea Of Blending In - And Literally Everyone Being In Sync And Not Standing Out At All - Felt Like Kind Of A Fun Family Thing.