Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.

Especially while television I think is going through some growing pains or is in need of - I think current comedy is a bit, uh, not happening, you know?

Comedy is much more challenging, because you have to have the same level of belief but you have to make people laugh, and that's definitely a challenge.

There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then its up to you to make it happen.

And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it. And the viewers responded intensely to that film.

I got good notice from that show, and on the last day of filming Townies, Twentieth Century Fox called wanting to meet with me about a development deal.

In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.

There's a power in women being women. There's a role for men, but we don't have to be men, because we're women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing.

AIDS is a state of mind, not a disease.

I'm not some big party chick, so it's not like I have to keep up my big social life.

And I'm so excited to remind people and even gain new fans who find out about Dharma - a new generation who could find out about Dharma and enjoy her and all the characters on the show.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Greatness like every other product is bought with the currency of time.

Doctors are great--as long as you don't need them.

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.

He dispensed starlight to casual moths.

What I want to know is why in the world the Democratic party leadership is supporting the president's unilateral attack on Iraq?

The challenge is to manage creative people so that the output is fruitful. The challenge is not to have an open environment and simply let them do whatever they want.

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

Limits are a secret blessing, and bounty can be a curse.