In the later years of living in Nashville, I started to think about the word silly a lot. Jimmy Fallon had just taken over The Tonight Show. And while it was a little bumpy at first, it felt like there was a greater emphasis on his silliness, than on getting a good interview. Guests then and now go on there and play silly games and Fallon giggles a lot. A little later, James Corden followed suit with Carpool Karaoke and the Crosswalk: The Musical performances. Silliness was having a moment.

I had spent almost my entire time in Nashville doing youth ministry too. Other than that, I wasn’t around many little kids. But when I decided to move to NYC to pursue acting, I felt it important to give myself (my life) a motto. That motto, which is also another domain name that leads you to this website, is to Bring Silly Back. I felt a little ill-equipped to bring sexy back, but silly? I could do that! It’s still something I think about a lot. I never want to get to a place where i’m unwilling to be silly. It’s fun and I think a lot of people wish they could experience that level of freedom from time to time. I’ve done a lot of silly things - I have a clown persona for Pete’s sake! When I lived in Chicago, I also gave myself an alter ego name that I could use whenever I wanted to go into fancy stores and try and clothes or diamond rings. That fancy name is Millie, which comically doesn’t sound fancy at all! In Atlanta, I took an improv class not too long ago because I wanted to put a little more silly into my life. It was challenging at first but after a little practice, my flexibility to be silly, grew. So my response for something silly is that I hope upon hopes it’s me!