My first year of university, I ran around and signed up for these clubs, and I noticed they were all drama clubs: really lame, artsy things.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There wasn't much for me to do after school except the drama club, so when I kind of started doing drama club, it seemed to be something I could do.
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.
Someone told me about drama schools, and they seemed like mythological places - you can really go and be in drama classes all day? I inadvertently entered into this world where people wore bicycle clips and did song-and-dance routines in the corridors.
Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze. There is no enjoyment factor.
I always wanted to go to a drama school.
Other than Caroline's in New York, I pretty much haven't done clubs. That was primarily because I always liked the people and audiences at theaters and bars better.
Drama school is a pretty intense experience, and I think it changes who you are.
What you don't get necessarily at drama school is a gigantic mix of people. At university, there's people from every social background, and you get to go through that period of being naive and not quite sure who you're going to be.
I never went to a drama school or anything. I just gave it my best shot, and everyone seemed to like it, so I carried on doing it.
I've always liked drama; I've always found it really fun, like, I did go to drama club and things like that.