I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange.

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer.

I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff.

Doing the right thing has power.

People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.

That's my favorite food group: donut. I love the donut.

Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth.

I think everybody handles things very differently and you can conjecture, but until you're put in that situation, you really don't know.

My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something sweet about them.

I've never believed in living for the ones you love. I believe in the power of death, I'd die for the ones that I love.

I may appear stand off-ish but I'm not. I just let go of my attachment to things.

If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog.

I went camping in the Maasai Mara and we moved site every night. I had no idea how spectacular it would be, how removed from ordinary life, or how many animals we would see.

Whenever God looks devilish, I see the philosopher fail.

You're either living your dreams, or living your fears.

Everyone keeps asking me: 'Are you going to win?' How on earth do you know if you're going to win or not?

Sustainability is here to stay or we may not be

Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy.

The ball is round so that the game can change direction