Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.

I’m not sad about any of my life. It’s so unconventional. It doesn’t look anything like I thought it would.

I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.

I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them.

The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn’t matter what body it came out of. I’ve never felt more strongly about anything in my life.

I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children.

The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.