Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.

Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.

Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.

People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education.

Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.

I believe that a parents role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

A job is a very healthy thing to do.

I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained.

It's always good to show that poetry isn't the little depressed lyric people believe it to be, that it's something bigger.

Negative things, and they were all deliberate and I'm not going to say who they were but I know who they were and it was in the business, and that's not a good sign.

Happiness is your choice to make. How happy or how miserable do you want to be?

In musical theater, if you have a song, it has to advance the plot. If you have a song in a musical and it does not advance the plot, it gets dropped.

Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky, And ask myself: was I meant to be here...why?

Study Bach. There you will find everything.

Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.

I'm always inspired by actresses who are older than me. Because I know that person has lived so much more life than I have. There's a whole other toolbox.

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

I see mysteries and complications wherever I look, and I have never met a steadily logical person.