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Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

There is certainly a strong game development community in Texas, centered around Austin, with a significant additional contingency coming over from Dallas.

There is a lot of hype about drama school, I think.

I love Dallas, Austin and Houston. Why? Because some of the best comedians, like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, started their careers in Texas, and because the crowds there are comedy-educated.

The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.

I noticed the drama majors on campus when I was at Notre Dame. They just seemed to be freer spirits than the rest of us. There was joy in their work; they were the only ones studying something whose work made them happy. I envied that.

Texas is really special in that we have our own music scene, our own music chart. It's almost a genre on its own. It feels like you can make a great living just touring the state because it's so big, but eventually, I wanted a new challenge.

There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.

There are lots of people who haven't been to drama school who have great talent and can be discovered.