I feel real ownership in this show. I feel very invested in it. I care very much about it. I don't feel any more like a hired hand, you know? It's a strange feeling - I feel personally responsible for how the story goes. What happens. What the weaknesses are. And so in a way, some of the changes gave me an opportunity to have a voice in a different way.

All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline.

The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.

You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain.

It's core to my beliefs now: Sometimes in being given a challenge, you're actually being given a real opportunity, and a lot of that is how you handle it. Do you feel sorry for yourself or do you think, All right! I'll see what I can make out of this? I've had that over and over. If I hang out in the disappointment, I'll just be disappointed all the time.

Today is the day you have to start believing in yourself. No one can do it for you anymore.

Anyone can smile on their best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST.