I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice.

I have learned to go fully in the face of my dreams. I would recommend you do the same. Now is the time in your life to be selfish. To explore. To take chances. Remember being selfish is not the same as being self-indulgent. You have the gift of time. Use it to do what you love. Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

I was never much of a kid person. I mean, I thought they were cute to look at, but I didn't want them in my house.

What I love about what I've been given - and luck has a lot to do with it - is that if you follow your heart you'll wind up doing exactly what you want to do. I was fortunate enough to have enough of a foundation with people behind me to do what was in my heart. And it's all worked out.

Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

If you are on a TV series and you have a hard time disassociating from that character when you get home, your love life is going to suffer, your children are going to suffer, your friends will suffer.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.