I had the most incredible English and literature teachers in school, and it really influenced my love of storytelling. It's what made me excited to study journalism in college. I love editorials and documentaries. All of that came from being given the opportunity to lose myself in good writing when I was a kid.

Regardless of what you plan on when you fall in love, significant others come and go in your life. Your friends are it. My friends are my everything.

I'm such a sucker for love and I believe in it and I always want it to win.

I love to box. I once took a kickboxing class in college and got totally hooked.

Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it's like you don't ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it's kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are.

Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that.

In the initial season of a show, you're figuring out your character and their life and their background and you're putting together all the chapters of the book.