It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways.
I always have a rule that acting is acting and truth is truth and you just go out there and you do it. But what happens in each medium is that you have other responsibilities. The acting remains the same, but each medium dictates assuming other halves to make the acting work.
Film and television is just a different technique in terms of how to approach the camera but basically the job is the same; but what you learn as a craft in theater, you can then learn to translate that into any mediums.
For me, theatre and cinema are both pillars of an actor's life; I'd feel very half-baked if I was only doing one and not the other.
Having an opportunity to play different characters, and work in different mediums, that's what's fun. The worst question you could be asked is, "What do you like better, film, television or theater?"
The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.
When I was younger, I definitely thought musical theater was sort of more pure than film. I used to say I'd never go to film because we had to get it right the first time in musical theater. But then, of course, I started doing film and realized I loved it. Keep in mind that I was 8 years old when I said that.
I'd like to continue doing movies, clubs, concert halls and television. I like something about each one.
I like the fact that I'm involved in a career that gives me so many different mediums to perform in.
Working in theater, film, or television are three different jobs for an actor, and I accept them as such.
Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?
Be it television, theatre, or radio, I can work in any medium. I don't want to limit myself to just movies.
I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don't think it's a better way or the way, but it's my way.
We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre.
I just want to be a storyteller, and I think the way to do that is by your lyrics, by your visuals, by your choreography, by your dance. It's imperative as an artist.
