If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.

In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.

At some point in every person's life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it's your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.

I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can't possibly speak for a diverse group of people. I don't know what it's like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.

I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.

If left to their own devices a child will achieve.