I'd had my daughter when I was a teenager - I took my daughter to college with me.

I have an education degree from the University of Minnesota, and I was a teacher for about a minute.

My sister and I are both diagnosed with second-hand smoke syndromes. We have never smoked, but we grew up with second-hand smoke our entire lives.

I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it.

My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.

... I learned the hard way that just as I no longer have to save anyone, neither do I have to be saved.

The theater is where I belonged; I simply wanted to be an actress my whole life.