When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.

Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to squeeze behind you isn't enough. You also have to move the chair.

I've always said, I like my coffee like I like my men... I don't drink coffee.

I have an amazing team, I have amazing producers, I have amazing writers, but at the end of it, it's me making the decisions on the writing, the tone, the editing.

I admire people who know they can't sing. There are so many people out there who can't sing, but they think they can, so they sing a lot.

I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.

For me, it's that I contributed, ... That I'm on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That's to me the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all the negative stuff going on in life.