My mother was a strong-willed and opinionated woman - a Sicilian! - and if she didn't like something, she'd let you know about it. So her undying support of her kids went a long way in proving to us that we were on the right path.

Losing my parents was probably the hardest and deepest blow from which I've had to recover.

What I'm loving about Hilary Clinton is that she has the job that's been held mostly by men. She's made it her job, not only to be a very tactful diplomat, but she travels the world, spotlighting what's going on with girls and women, in every country that she goes to. That has been so unique.

You can't be happy, if you're not free and you're not fulfilling yourself.

I think that there's got to be a comic gene in some way, but it's so much about it is how you grow up.

Living with these teenage boys allowed me to see how much their psyches were like their girl counterparts. They were more familiar to me than I would have thought.

I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.