I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

You really just have to love the process. I can't tell you the amount of film sets I've been on where people are talking about Oscars in the middle of the production. It happens all the time.

I was just learning to be by myself. He seemed to really see me, see through the bullshit...He was so handsome, and he could dance. I thought, 'He won't be interested in me; I'm not a contender. He was so cool, so funny - I was such a fan of his and had always fancied his speed and his intelligence. I thought, 'I'm not beautiful enough or his type.'

At one point I thought changing my name might help with privacy, but that was before the Internet.

The difference between romantic love and friendship love is that romantic love involves a lot of compromise. It is a very giving type of love. With friendship, you can be a little bit more autonomous. You are not expected to compromise, in the same way. Maybe that's why friendships tend to last longer.

When you're in a romantic relationship, of course, there is a lot more compromise and you have to be a lot more unselfish.

Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks.