My nipples could cut glass.

Anybody who's gone through puberty has understood what it feels like to be an outcast and alone.

I don't need to worry about that, that's always there on a slow simmer. The muscle I have to work on is being more present.

Work takes up a lot of my brain space. So when I work, it's one thing. I don't have a lot of time to think about dating.

I think the desire to be with someone beautiful...I just had such a different experience growing up. To be in a position where you're lauded for things that you don't own - and don't think of yourself as - it's so bizarre.

One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.

I work out because that's my job, but what I enjoy about it, beyond the vanity, is the Zen of it. I like getting out of my head, and one great way to do that is to sweat your face off. And to know that, if you're thinking of anything else, you're not working intensely enough.