"I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me."

"Writers, actors, anybody working on an ensemble-type thing, there are going to be some creaks in the beginning. It seems like there's tremendous potential in just letting things sort of breathe a little bit. It's tremendously important."

"My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two."

"Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun."

"Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it."

"The poster boy for our superabled future is Oscar Pistorius, an increasingly famous South African sprinter who happens to have had both of his legs amputated below the knee. Using upside down question mark-shaped carbon fiber sprinting prosthetics, called Cheetah blades, Mr. Pistorius can challenge the fastest sprinters in the world."

"The best time to make friends is before you need them."

"When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness."