I grew up in a show biz family and, if you wanted to talk at the dinner table, you'd better be prepared to talk about film.
When you're serving at the local level, you have to build strong personal relationships to get things done.
You won't change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don't win. But I do hate losing.
I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, and I waited tables here three to four nights a week for several years while I was trying to support myself and my daughter and the day I got that acceptance at Harvard Law School was an unforgettable day.
The fight for the future of Texas is just beginning
I think that speaking is the most important thing we can do, but let's talk about what it means to speak effectively. We can talk in an echo chamber to our friends on social media and otherwise - and that's important, that's how we encourage and educate one another. But speech that leads to action is critical. And it doesn't sound very sexy, but one of the most important ways to speak in a way that makes an impact is to vote. Speaking at the ballot box is the most important place that we speak.
Mine is a story about a teenage single mother who struggled to keep her young family afloat. It's a story about a young woman who was given a precious opportunity to work her way up in the world. It's a story about resiliency, and sacrifice, and perseverance. And you're damn right it's a true story.
I don't believe in predestination - except for genetic predilections.
I'm incredibly grateful for Sophie Barthes, I'll always be incredibly grateful for her being generous enough to believe in what I thought. And it was just lucky that I met the right person.
I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.
I've been through a lot as far as love.