I began to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

Working with Danny Thomas was truly an adventure every week. Danny didn't always say the words as they appeared in the script. I learned more by osmosis than by sitting down together. He was a force to be reckoned with: an explorer of television.

I was never one to seek out the spotlight.

I hope that through my work, artists will take some chances, break some rules, and make art that comes from inside of them. I would like to be remembered as a kind person, a great Mom, and a bit unruly - in a good way!

Photography has been a passion of mine since I was 15.

I was never one to seek out the spotlight. I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all.