Even with mental health as well as physical health, it's about taking responsibility and knowing that you're part of the solution always.

The 'Hemingway curse' was such a huge, awful thing for me to have to deal with. . . . The reality is, because there are genetic tendencies toward mental illness, you need to be aware of them.

Well, I was passionately curious about what my body was doing, and when I got the lessons on how to meditate, it seemed really solid to me. It seemed real.

Even with mental health as well as physical health, it's about taking responsibility and knowing that you're part of the solution always.

I did Star 80, which was a magnificent experience as well, but still, I was at the height of my career at the beginning. Then I had to jump down the ladder and climb back up again, which I didn't understand. That was very hard.

If you don't step across the threshold of what you already know into the world of challenges, you never truly measure yourself.

You can turn just about any simple act into a practice of mindfulness, and it will nurture and nourish you; it will start your day off in a positive way.