If you're going to do Shakespeare, do Shakespeare. There's a reason why he's been performed for hundreds of years. His words affect people on a very deep level. He's the true humanist. That all comes through his text, his words.

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My parents had a difficult divorce.

There's something about my Mexican-American heritage... I'm proud of it.

I've played Hamlet and Coriolanus, Orlando in 'As You like It' and Ariel in 'Tempest,' among others.

I see theater as a simple formula. Audience plus players plus story makes the play.

For reasons I don't fully understand, tragic love has a certain appeal.

Shakespeare gives you these clues - these little pieces of gold dust, I call them. They tell you so much about the story, the character, the drive, the intentions. It's like a gift.