My first memoir, 'Home,' was about my childhood, early training and formative years in the Theater, i am so pleased that my good friends at the Hachette Book Group have encouraged me to share the next phase of my life, beginning with my arrival in Hollywood and the wonderful movies and television programs I was asked to be a part of.

If you just literally stand still for a while, listen and think, things will eventually get sorted out.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it.

And I think as long as a song has beautiful lyrics, I'm so happy.

I hate the word wholesome.

After all, children are children no matter their background.