So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today.

What you don't know about women is alot.

I talk to women's groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her.

When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin.

I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk.

Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.

I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me.