I went to college at North Carolina School of the Arts and took a lot of singing classes, and it really is so connected to emotions.

I started writing once I got the ukulele.

I'm more into graphic novels than comic books.

I'm very blessed that I get to dabble in both music and movies, and as long as people are willing to accept me in both roles, I'll be there.

I feel that the year ahead for me will be full of two of my favorite things: dance and acting.

Programs that bring the arts to young kids are always the first to be cut. It's mind-boggling to me.

I still study dance, and it's definitely something I want to incorporate in the future. It's always been my first love.

I think actors are privileged. Acting feeds you.

The film was fair to his musical achievement and gave him every opportunity to explain himself.

I get my love of acting from my dad.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't tell what acting is or how it's done.

Going to the theater or having the honor of performing in theater reminds you of your humanity in a very different way. It's a real release and an incredible challenge. But the stage is a dangerous...

As an actor I have no hang-ups whatsoever about cinema. It can be mainstream, art, regional or national.

There's certainly nothing lasting and definite about the theater.

When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.

Whatever the critics make of 'Maestro,' I hope they don't call it a reality show.

They look at what's more important, like subjects to help with the SAT's, etc. They miss that music is vital. It offers a break from a stressful day of science and math and it's different.

My mum and dad's hobby was amateur dramatics.

I've been rapping since I was 13.

My favorite characters that I've gotten to do are the ones that surprised me the most.

I like fashion, but I love, love, love music and film; they are my two passions. I would love to pursue my acting and my love of music more than anything.

Acting is a craft to me: I just think you get better the more you do it. And then the irony to that is your doing it is not in your control. If it was up to most actors, we'd work all the time, and...

Broadcasting is plastic; while it can ape the press, it can also emulate the arts.

I didn't see any Broadway till I was in my late twenties.

As an actor, that's what you want. You want variety. I want to try things that I'm not used to and push my own envelope and see what I'm capable of.

I love to dance. I've been told I'm actually really good.

I've acted since I was 5 years old, so that's still something I want to do.

When you act for a living, you are lucky enough to get to say things you really want to say. You get lines that you look forward to, lines that jump out like a jack-in-the-box; you're thinking: 'Wait...

Music, dance, literature and the visual arts open up a rich and intensely rewarding world. It is a world that should not be the preserve of the few.