Three to four times a week, I get up at 7:30 A.M. while the courts are empty at Venice Beach and play full court one-on-one.

I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in.

I really, really admire my parents so much, for how they raised me. They're some of the best human beings I know.

I wouldn't want to play a character that knew everything and knew where to go. It is much more interesting playing a character that is vulnerable trying to be strong. It makes for better TV.

I didn't watch a lot of TV growing up.

I don't watch the news. I get really emotional about it, and I carry that stuff with me for a long time.

In general, I try to eat food without added hormones and pesticides, but I'm not so strict that I won't have a Big Mac once in a while.