There are so many things that go into a surgical study.

I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age.

You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work.

You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired.

Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth.

I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist.

I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.