My parents were European immigrants. They came to the States with $1,500, two suitcases, and me, and they managed to build a business, a family, and a future for their family. They didn't have any of the resources of people who have lived here for two or three generations.

Maybe I'm naively romantic, but I do believe that spice and excitement doesn't stop once a couple gets together.

Once you’re comfortable by yourself you learn to be more at ease with others.

I have to believe in the character to perform it.

I like the concept that if you’re with someone, it’s for the long term.

In talking with people that have experienced it, I learned that PTSD is something that a person in a position of authority sometimes thinks they're not supposed to have. They don't always have an avenue to personally address it or even discuss it.

Men should never marry their muse. It ruins the illusion.