The thing I’m the most proud of in my personal life is that my daughter actually thinks that I’m fabulous.
There are no dumb male questions. There are dumb males, but not dumb male questions.
Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.
I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.
I absolutely would categorize myself as one of successful professional females. I think you can be successful and still be extremely present in a healthy life.
Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that’s very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.
I’m so naive about finances. Once when my mother mentioned an amount and I realized I didn’t understand, she had to explain: ‘That’s like three Mercedes.’ Then I understood.
Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.
It’s okay to be successful and it’s also okay to be happy with your success even though it might not be easy.
What does good in bed mean to me? When I’m sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup – that’s good in bed.
I could never, ever have an abortion.
I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned.
We all struggle. I’m not saying any successful woman’s life is without struggle. But it doesn’t mean it has to be miserable.
It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles.
The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.
I’ve never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I’ve found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.
I took my work seriously, but not as a craft. More as a life.
Guys think that if a girl is pretty, she’s automatically going to say no. Most of the guy’s I’ve gone out with, I’ve had to make it completely obvious that I’d like them to ask me out. Or, I’ve had to ask them.
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. Im pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.
People think of me as a mannequin. All show and no substance.