The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.
One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.
Living in Cuba made me unafraid of whatever could happen to me.
One of the great pleasures of acting is surrendering to someone else's point of view of the world - living inside a character and a story that never would have come out of your mind or heart.
You are the sum total of the choices you make every day.
Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.