It's a very specific body. Even great reviews will be like: chubby, portly, overweight. . . . Sometimes I'm like, 'Ugh, how did I make myself the guinea pig for this?' But on the other hand, hating my body has not been my cross to bear in this life. Which I feel very lucky about.

Directing is about as visual as I get and I will leave artmaking to the rest of the family.

My fears came true: People called me fat and hideous, and I lived. And now I keep living.

I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

I didn't have to wait six years to get my show on the air, worry that someone else had a similar idea, or wait around for notes that took my voice out of the show.

You have to move so you don't die. You have to move so your brain doesn't atrophy. You have to move so that you look a little bit like a person that you might want to be. There are a thousand reasons why exercise is important, and I've had to find ways to make it sexy for myself.