Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.
Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.
You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.
I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show.
Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.
But trust can take you a long way. And my faith takes me a long way. And I think that our pains, our vulnerabilities, and our insecurities can fuel us to be better. To try harder. To dig deeper.
You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.
A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said ‘You get a nose job.’
Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.
I get very excited about my double stroller. Every time I look at it, I get a shot of adrenaline and joy because I think, This is real!
When my body is strong, I feel stronger inside. I feel more capable of handling emotional situations. Usually I’m more of a inside-out person, but this was a great case of me from the outside in.
I’m just grateful that my body is healthy. I want to be on this planet for a long time, so I try to eat things that make me feel good and make me strong. But I also love food and I love life: Some days having that extra bowl of pasta and a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup means more to me than being thin.
Criminals are just regular people who didn’t have time to read all the laws.
Surviving and thriving in the wake of my mothers loss, I learned to believe in God. He has a plan, if you pay attention to the signs. I am inspired by the absolute proof of miracles.
I was lucky enough to have a father who said, ‘Don’t quit.’ So I just kept going.
I’m a size 8, and I feel proud of that, because it’s healthy. I’ve never felt compelled to be a skinny actress.
I’m living every ten-year-old boy’s fantasy. The other day, Chris and I had this big scene where we had to pull out our guns, and I was thinking, ‘Here we are in New York City – a place where every actor wants to be – and we are literally playing cops and robbers. How great is that?’
I definitely have my days where I look like I got dressed in the dark.
Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today; I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here.
I’m a big believer that your word is your wand. You know how people say things like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m such an idiot.’ I don’t say things like that anymore. Those put-downs, even if they’re in jest, are little bullets of negativity that you don’t need in your life.