“I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.”

“I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.”

“I love to paint. And I have another profession - an interior design business.”

“I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.”

“My family didn't have money to travel, so reading was how I knew about the world. It made me hungry to have more experiences than just what I could possibly experience in Arkansas.”

“It's very easy to approach a character like that - a so-called strong woman who overcomes the odds - and give a one-note performance, playing that strength alone. Strength is only one thing a person has.”

“I studied with Sandy Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. I was in the last class to study with him before he had his larynx removed, so I actually remember the sound of his voice. He was an incredible teacher.”

“I grew up believing in Santa Claus, and we still treat our house at Christmas with a huge reverence for that belief - even though our children are 19 through 23.”