when i got to, i had the privilege of attending a performance arts high school in boston which really saved my life. - boston arts academy. - boston arts academy really saved my life. it was conducive to how i learned and how i retained information and obviously, the arts, i think for education, is really necessary for kids to flourish. - and especially in a situation like the one you were in where you had so much going on outside of school that was so problematic and distracting. - yes, it was a release. - it focused you. - yeah, and it was really therapeutic and i talk about that, how it served as therapy for me. i mean, when you're made to be empathetic or connect to other people's stories and experiences, it automatically helps you. - your first professional role was? the first job you got, was what? - my first big job was orange. - or your first small job. - i played, it was ashley/amber and it was short by a woman by the name of rebecca rojer and she was doing her thesis at harvard. - so, it was just a little part in somebody's film that most people didn't see, right. - no, no, most people didn't see it, i'm sure.