As an actor, you think to yourself, 'I want to do good work,' but you also want the work that you do to make an impact in some way.

I was in Puerto Rico going to school, and it was very jarring for me. 'Traumatic' is the only way that I can say it. Kids were making fun of me: 'Oh, you're a Yankee.' And I acted out a lot. A lot. But looking back, and through a little bit of therapy, everything I am has to do with that time.

I always grapple with myself, from job to job, 'Is this going to make an impact in some way?'

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