The joy of reading can take you so many different places. In addition to intelligence and stretching your mind, I just think reading is so crucial in terms of being a well-rounded person.

I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.

When people don't want the best for you, they are not the best for you.

When I want to support a film starring actors I like, I purchase several tickets at the box office - even if I can't stay for the movie.

I can't stop watching 'Pan Am.' When I was growing up, my father worked as an engineer in Turkey, and we always flew Pan Am. The stewardesses were so glamorous! When they gave me a set of those golden wings, I felt very grown-up. Not only is the show's plot full of mystery and infidelity, they get the period details just right.

I only tweet if I discover something that's fantastic, or if I heard something really great.

I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy.