I was going to be a writer. One person believed I could do it: my mom. Having her faith in me was like carrying around the Hammer of Thor.

I watch 'Sons of Anarchy' and 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Walking Dead' and think, 'I want to create that kind of television!

Stability can be a good thing, but it can also lead to apathy. I don't want to set that example for my children. I want them to believe in their dreams and to go after them. You do that by example.

As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer.

I just don't see ABC letting go of soaps completely.

My mom didn't write, but she loved to read. She liked books 'that made you a little nervous.' Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Peter Straub were the three wise men of our family bookshelf.

I wrote a graphic novel called 'Soul Stealer' with big, beautiful, epic artwork by Chris Shy. It grew into a trilogy.

A long time ago, I learned not to go up to the boss and ask what's happening to my character. I haven't done that for 20 years, since I was on 'Days of Our Lives.

Im feeling very lucky to be on GH. Its kind of cool to be part of the fight to keep the show on the air. I hope I can help contribute to that.

You want to provide for your family, of course, but you also want them to come along on the journey with you. I haven't achieved all I want to with my life, so I need to continue to push myself.

We always seek to find the enemy when in reality, the enemy is really us".

God has hidden in each and every one of us so many abilities, gifts and resources that could only be activated by work.

But love is an emotional thing, and whatever is emotional is opposed to that true cold reason which I place above all things.

The world is full of cravens who pretended to be heroes.

We've got to create more good jobs with rising incomes.

When a ball goes into a net it only means something because we decided it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.

I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this - who will count the votes, and how.

I honestly haven't thought much about what to play and where, perhaps i should...it seems like most musicians are better at that than I am.

I got frustrated with films like "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," where the only answer to deal with a Near-Earth Object is basically Bruce Willis with a big drill.

Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.