You just have to get one misstep - that's an easy way to fall into caricature. Bad caricature.

My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life.

It is each American's constitutional right to marry the person they love, no matter what state they inhabit. No state should decide who can marry and who cannot. Thanks to the tireless work of so many, someday soon this discrimination will end and every American will be able to enjoy their equal right to marriage.

I always heard criticism is the tax on fame. They were right. And then some.

I was hiding out from the celebrity thing, I was smoking way too much [marijuana].

I believe in the power of journalism. To make informed decisions, you have to have an understanding of the dynamics of a situation. And journalism does bridge gaps and creates dialogue.

We are a generation of men raised by women. I'm beginning to wonder if another woman is what we really need.