I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.

If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just thank God for that chance.

Surviving and thriving in the wake of my mothers loss, I learned to believe in God. He has a plan, if you pay attention to the signs. I am inspired by the absolute proof of miracles.

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

Golf made me feel like a loser. So I dismissed it.

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

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today; I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here.