I cannot stress the importance of pausing to take a few deep breaths throughout the day. It's simple and effective.

Finally, be kind to yourself and have a good support system.

Reminding myself of all that I have to be thankful for really helps ground me and keeps me from tipping over into that negative place.

Be kind to yourself and to others. Treat others the way you would want to be treated. I was told that every day of my childhood.

I feel most alive when I'm surrounded by family and friends, and when I am working.

I'm inspired by it all - the good and the not so good - because every experience is an opportunity for me to learn, grow, and become the best version of myself.

I've done a lot of bad TV and bad movies. I've also done some really great things.

Everybody remembers what it's like to be in high school. We really never leave those years behind.

Going for a walk is always helpful for me. I also love gratitude exercises.

Meditation has really helped with keeping my center.

No matter what, I find that surrendering is essential.

all brave men love

My father values talent. He recognizes real knowledge and skill when he finds it. He is color blind and gender neutral. He hires the best person for the job, period.

But then I have always been somewhat of a square peg in a round hole.

Naturally there is reincarnation ... otherwise life would be pretty dull. All the patterns in this lifetime are results from patterns in other lifetimes.

He is dead now, but he meant well.

Everyone is a threat, and anyone can be beat at any given moment. No one is invincible.

It's in the god's hands.

But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.

In creative endeavors luck is a skill.

I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.