Throughout my career, I've always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or controversial topics. I think this struck a chord with the LGBT community. We both also share a very strong love for animals. When you combine the two, it's a very strong match.

I'm wearing a put together from a little shop that I favor called The Back of My Closet.

It's a little known fact that one in three family pets gets lost during its lifetime, and approximately 9 million pets enter shelters each year. That's why it's a wonderful thing to get your pet microchipped and registered with your contact information because then they can be located and the owners can track where their pets are.

I know unless I'm true to myself I couldn't be happy. Too much emphasis is placed today on externals and too little on character.

Animals don't lie. Animals don't criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.

I've worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I'm so proud of all they've done to advance veterinary medicine for animals worldwide.

The film industry gives you the opportunity to meet interesting people.