I realize that you have to show up for your life.

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 have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now.

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.

I look at all the things life has allowed me to do, and I feel like the luckiest person in the world.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

There's so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.

I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show.

Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important.

Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.

When I read the script sometimes, it's like 'Christ! Enough!' I can't sleep at night sometimes. There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower off.

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 definitely have my days where I look like I got dressed in the dark.

You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.

You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.