We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school - and I'm still deferred.

Healing comes from love. And loving every living thing in turn helps you love yourself.

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.

When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through.

Life can take so many twists and turns. You can’t ever count yourself out. Even if you’re really afraid at some point, you can’t think that there’s no room for you to grow and do something good with your life.

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.