As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.

I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.

One of the regular intervals of meditation in my life, believe it or not, is in my car.

When we destroy something crated by man we call it vandalism but when we destroy something by nature we call it progress.

It's something I passed on to my kids. They really love the earth because they've experienced it from the youngest age. They know where food comes from - it doesn't come from the Safeway bush or the Ralph's tree. It comes from the earth. And water and sunshine and nutrients. My children understand that because they've experienced it. I feel successful as a parent, having done that.

There are many different ways now to experience nature. Get out there and hike.

My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.