“There’s a lot that you have to wrap your head around doing Shepard, because if it’s not costing you something then you’re not fucking doing it right. I believe it’s your job as a storyteller to share yourself, and sometimes that comes with a cost. You’re doing Shepard, and it’s going to be taxing, so you’ve got to give up a couple of things for four months. You can’t stay out all night. You can’t go to a concert. You can’t drink carbonated drinks.”