I certainly know I have been blessed with much more empathy than I ever knew I would feel for other people.

I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.

I'm an actress and mom, and I probably don't have enough of an active spiritual life. And I don't know why people run around calling themselves by the names of religions when they don't actually practise them.

That's the wonderful thing about drama and writing and fiction: it's this wonderful shared experience that we all have. We can see into each other's lives.

The argument about marriage equality will one day seem as arcane and shocking to us as the fact that Rosa Parks had to get up and go to the back of the bus.