I think it takes an introspective person to want to go into the theater and see the dark side of themselves.

The decisions that Ellen made on her show were between her and her producers. I supported her decisions. I was there to hug her when she got home.

Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let's hope so. I'm not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let's hope we're looking at the insides of people a little more.

I think self-exploration is one of the journeys in life that we are blessed to be able to have.

He raped me … he fondled me, he put me on all fours, and had sex with me.

I was raised to pretend.

Most of my escapades were getting my Labrador dog into the back of my car to drive to Brooklyn where I worked at Avenue M Studios shooting a soap opera and battling being a 17 to 18-year-old playing twins being afraid that I was going to get fired, because who wouldn't fire me? I had no idea what I was doing.