A little bit of pain is good for you. I feel alive. Everybody needs struggle. Once you overcome an obstacle, you springboard into the future. Life is interesting and short and it's not supposed to be easy, and if it is, you're probably just in denial and you're existing here like a zombie.

Basically, I'm a free spirit. I'm kind of an Everywoman.

I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.

Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals - and the lesson is not a flattering one.

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.

I am turning into the person I knew I would.

My dad read the Bible ten times, and I want to do it in my lifetime. But it's definitely tough getting through.