Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

I didn't just want to be a poster boy and sign on to publicize somebody else's method of operations. If I was going to put myself out there, I wanted to make sure that it was to an end. So I got involved with this congressional hearing about Parkinson's being underfunded.

Happiness is a decision.

I always feel very connected to Canada. My reference for everything is my Canadian background, my life in Canada. Particularly on this issue of refugee immigration: I couldn't be prouder of Canada.

I got sick of turning on the TV and seeing my face.

I've never gotten up to see something one of my kids wanted to show me and not been rewarded.

I have a remarkably normal life.