I didn't know what gay was. There was no such thing when I was growing up. I knew I had crushes on boys, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with that until I started to hear about it from the other kids in school.

When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort.

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

I'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.

I'm from a family of doctors, and I think they really wanted me to be a doctor. I even sort of assumed I would be a doctor.

Health is really important to me and my family. It's something that we value and that I strive for on a daily basis. MedImmune, the makers of Flumist Quadrivalent, knew about that and knew how important health is for me, so it was a no brainer for me to collaborate with them.

I have always made sure that I put my game ahead of anything else, sometimes even before friends and family.

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.