[in 1983] I remember after graduating high school I got a part in a play with the Washington Shakespeare Festival, a little part. But I remember thinking, "This would be a great way of making a living . . . to be an actor". I never really thought I'd make a lot of money at it. I knew I wanted to act when I was around 14. The only other thing I can really remember wanting to do besides acting was a gas station attendant. At the time that seemed like a great job--wash the windows, pump the gas--it looks so cool coming home with black hands. There's a natural transition, from wanting to be a gas station attendant to being an actor, right?