Everyone's got something that they've held onto from their childhood or from a past relationship, someone who's told you what you are, and it's leaving all that behind and living a happy life and realizing that a lot of that is inside you - really uncovering that. The story - those themes - are heavy themes that everyone can connect to.
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People all learn things differently, and sometimes imagination isn't considered as useful a tool as it can be in the learning process - especially in school in subjects like math and science.
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Prior to being in 'Carousel,' I had only seen the movie. So, when I read the script, I felt like it was a lot deeper than the movie portrayed it to be.
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We all have something in our past that is gripping us, and 'Violet' is very much about leaving those things behind.
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I feel such a connection to 'Violet.'
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I like directors who come ready to challenge you to ask the right questions about your character, and I know that directors appreciate that in actors as well.
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It's really empowering when you see yourself represented in entertainment and, especially, onstage when you're talking about how this country came to be.
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My mom works at an accounting firm; my dad's a math teacher.
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I love being in the gym and am training six days a week; I do a lot of high-intensity interval training so that my heart rate gets really high, and I practice, as I'm doing that, taking really deep breaths, and that really helps in a song and in a style of music where you have to sing long, flowing lines.
