I love the holidays - any holiday - but Christmas has always been sort of special because I grew up reading Charles Dickens.

I've had this unbelievable amount of good fortune and I'm just so thankful for it. But at the same time I feel exceptionally guilty. I have so many friends who are talented graduates of Juilliard and are exceptional actors and I'm the lucky one that somehow got such a fortunate break.

I love the holidays - any holiday - but Christmas has always been sort of special because I grew up reading Charles Dickens.

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.