I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and I'm lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans.

I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.

I'm like a fungus; you can't get rid of me.

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.

You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who's in ruttin' command here!

I think work begets work.

If we really want to represent God in our day and time, we must embrace knowledge.

The quality of the relationships that students have in class with their peers and teachers is important to their success in school.

Literacy is one of the greatest gifts a person could receive

We girls aren't supposed to fall for the good boys.We are supposed to like a bit of grit in our oyster.That's how you get a pearl, after all.

Some days are about preparation, but some are pure inspiration.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case I'd as soon be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

I look at you, and I see in you the yearning to get back to God. That yearning is love.

I can make fried tofu, boiled tofu, stuffed tofu. Cutlets and other fancy stuff, that's for other directors.