I don't think being flawed is a bad thing for a character... nor do I think it's a bad thing for a person in life, because that's how we all are.

Honestly, my favorite kind of dancing is just lettin' loose. There's something great about the carefree flinging of your body to great music. It can be so joyous.

Stay at home mom is still a job.

I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you want and it's important to be honest with your partner about what you need.

I think it's never too late to learn - or it's a lesson that's good to continue learning - that you need to treat everyone on a set with respect.

In my personal life, I'm hilarious! I was always a bit of a jokester.

I look really good in a scuba suit.

I get pigeonholed into type-A personality characters, but I'm really not type A. I'm kind of a spaz.

There's a lot of opportunities for scene-stealing if you're a dog.

Money means better meals at better places.

The longer we work on the show, the more the writers just start surprising you.

People usually reveal only those aspects of life that enhance their personality & image, but in my case I love amusing people by being myself!

And plenty makes us poor.

Watch my sword, not my face!'he said. 'I'm going to stab you, not bite you!

How do we protect the soul of democracy against bad theology in service of an imperial state?

You may wish me luck, or curse me for a damnable pirate, but do not look for me. I will be gone to parts beyond the sea.

Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.

If Bernie Sanders were liberated from the Democratic Party, it might be a whole new ballgame.

The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals.

Here's the thing: The book that will most change your life is the book you write.

The most important lesson in managing our careers as we get older: Sometimes staying the game is as simple as not leaving the room.