For me to get the support and the love and response we did from critics, but to also be at Trader Joe's and have women come up to me and cry and hug me is on another level. That makes you take a step back because there are genuine emotions at stake. People were truly on a journey with her. This story opened up week by week like a flower. It was just a magical season, and I'm so happy I got to do it.

Most women do not realize that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women.

The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease.

Yeah, I think there are a lot of things about Cleveland that I miss. Los Angeles is a funny place to live.

You can't force your child to go to bed. Well, you can, but it doesn't work.

I'm not saying you need to become a spokesperson for every cause your character goes through, but it's important to absolutely do the best job we can in portraying a disease, and all the crap that goes with it.

The women I know who have gone through breast cancer still laugh a lot. They're not crying all day.