It still baffles my brain that I actually get to portray a character on American television that's this gay, femme-y Filipino guy.

I didn't want to do Chekhov or Shakespeare. So I switched my major from acting to costume design. Eventually, I got a job working as a wardrobe assistant for a theater company. I would dress the actors, fix their costumes, do the quick changes for them and all that stuff.

It's really mind-boggling to me when I think about where I started and where I am now. It's kind of insane.

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