I love every minute in the kitchen with my kids, even the mess (I've learned to embrace it!). I find that in the car on the way home from school, I often get one-word answers when I ask about their day. But when we're cooking, I get in-depth stories.

There's a part of me that will always believe that Angel is Buffy's true love. That there will be a piece of her heart that will always be with him for the rest of her life.

Our bodies are machines and have to be functional, and to do that they have to be fed properly.

You're always homesick. There's always something about home that's special. But I'm not a things person. I'm not attached to my things.

People tell me not to do a soap, but it was a great learning experience because I became familiar with the technical aspects of the business. Besides, look who came out of soaps - Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Parker Posey, Kathleen Turner. All amazing people.

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life

I would dye my hair every week. I wanted to be a really goth teenager.