I'm a bit of a fraud, really, as I didn't study acting at a drama school.

I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some dance connection, I applied for and won a place at the local drama school. I was on my way.

Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.

I went to drama school at NYU for serious acting. So I was doing Chekov and Sam Shepard plays.

He then went on to become seriously involved in drama in high school.

I was the editor of the school newspaper and in drama club and choir, so I was not a popular girl in the traditional sense, but I think I was known for being relatively scathing.