There is no cure for emphysema, but you can start treating it and have a better quality of life.

Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting.

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.

I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the exotic parts.

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

Smoking is related to practically every terrible thing that can happen to you.

Your lungs are changed forever from your first cigarette.