Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Stephanie Beatriz on Doing What You Love: "Don't Be Scared and Just Run With It"

POPSUGAR: You started your career in theater. What's your favorite part about live acting?

Stephanie Beatriz: [With theater] that human connection with all those people, sitting there in the dark, watching it live . . . it’s almost magical.

PS: What about film?

SB: I love the certain nuances you can create. One of the most fun things that happens on our show is when the camera [guys] do these great things where they punch in on a shot, really close up in someone’s face and get this amazing reaction that you would never see from a stage. It's like you're a fly on the wall.