I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.

We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab frozen dinners and McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine.

All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up.

I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.

It's not how pretty you are or how talented you are. It's that if these five people on this day in this room like you, then you get a job.

I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever.

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