We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting..

She'd tell me how she'd handle the backhanded compliment by smiling and pretending she was receiving a genuine compliment all the while ignoring thei….

Women in the postfeminist era, while supposedly strong and commanding and equal to men in every sense, looked weaker and smaller than ever before..

Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like..

I could tell by his expression that once he got over his anger at me for keeping this secret from him, there was nothing left to talk about. He wasn'….

I would eat 300 calories a day - a lot of Jell-O and no-sugar everything, of course. I was doing Pilates, weight-training, circuit training; over lun….

It's always fun to play the innocent, no matter what you're doing. If you feel like you're doing the right thing, you can get away with a lot comedic….

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff la….

I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I never restrict quantities or types of food..

I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that..

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me..

I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series..

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me..

I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality..

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough t….

There's a fine line between being private and being ashamed..

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially bei….

I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was..

I knew I wasn't attractive, and I was very happy about that. I didn't want to be attractive. I didn't want to attract. As long as no one wanted to be….

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me..

I began to see myself as someone who can help others understand diversity rather than feeling like a social outcast. Ellen taught me to not care abou….