I say to everybody, 'Adoption is not for the faint of heart.'

Criminals are just regular people who didn’t have time to read all the laws.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.

The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body.

When I was pregnant, I was so huge and people on the bus would get up for me. That made me feel so precious and valued and valuable. I try to treat everyone like they're pregnant.

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.