Every story was being made up. My true friends weren't the ones speaking. It was people who never knew me, making up stories. Even my local paper put a $1,000 bounty out for information about my whereabouts.

My personal life was fair game. And that's what hurt me.

What was a really private and nice relationship was judged and made to be something ugly.

This relationship is going to be built on trust.

I have a little baby. She knows who I am. My friends know. My family knows.

When I was 18, I joined the Screen Actors Guild, and after college I came to New York.

I went to work. That was a turning point. When you have to do eight shows a week and your name is on the marquee, no matter what is going on at home or what's on the cover of the newspapers, you've got to do your job.