I think I benefited from being equal parts ambitious and curious. And of the two, curiosity has served me best.

If you asked my kids to describe me, they'd go through a whole list of words before even thinking about Parkinson's. And honestly, I don't think about it that much either. I talk about it because it's there, but it's not my totality.

I really love being alive. I love my family and my work. I love the opportunity I have to do things. That's what happiness is.

I didn't want o do metal work and get my hands all nicked up and be around guys. So I took drama because there were a lot of girls.

The laughs mean more to me than the adoration. If two girls walk up to me and one says 'you're cute', I'll say 'thank you', but I appreciate it much more when the other one says 'you make me laugh so much'.

So I never spend a lot of time analyzing why people respond to my work. But I think that it's just the joy, a passion for life, that I think has always been in my characters. Beyond that, I'm just grateful for it.

I don't set a whole lot of goals. It smacks a little bit of will to me, and I find that will is not the way to go for me.