Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I'm happy.

Both my fathers are unconventional. They are like unicorns or wizards. They are musicians through and through. The way they think is just different.

The age I'm at now, you go from being a young girl to suddenly you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot.

In my twenties, I definitely had a sense of wanting to create stability for myself.

My mother and father were partisan national heroes: I learned sacrifice and discipline from them and that a private life is not as important as the message you want to leave.

I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.

Acting, as a child, I remember being lots of fun. I know it must have been very stressful on my parents, since auditions were unpredictable, and they both worked full time jobs.

I know, as a mother, it hurts you very much to see your children suffer.