I am not one of the great journalists of my time.

My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and I was obviously busy in the box. But I'm told that children of television performers grow up thinking that all mommies or daddies work on TV and that it's no big deal.

The courage to try something new makes me proud.

I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough.

It may feel like the more you know about depression and the many forms it can take, the more questions you have. That's how I feel.

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

My goal is to see that mental illness is treated like cancer.