We need this city to actually live up to its name-The City of Angels. We need to spread our wings. We need to show that we are more than red carpets, we are more than Hollywood, that we are a city ourselves of open arms. We are a city of generosity and compassion.

The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?

I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.

Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out there, I dare you to do the opposite.

you are the leader you've been looking for

I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me - animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.

No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect.