I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

I don't think you should exploit your own pain.

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.

Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.

The entertainment industry is terrified of silence.

I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.

Our culture is set up on a feud mentality, or a "Housewives" mentality, that women just fight. And it's such a shallow way to exist as far as our evolution is concerned, and our culture is concerned. It's fun to watch women fight, in a storytelling way, but in the world, women shouldn't be seen as a threat to other women.