Part of my journey is to say that the soul of the human being must be a massively intricate, wonderful creation that God has a respect for in ways that we do not and that leaves a huge amount of space to go explore.

I'm an accidental writer.

I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration.

You cannot heal yourself. You cannot heal anybody else. We're designed to do this in community because we were created inside community for community by community.

All the women in my family were superb cooks.

I have become more and more afraid about marriage and parenting. I think it's because I am getting older. Of course, there will be a lot to learn, and I also know that the experience will help in my acting.

I come from a small village in Sicily. For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families.

I don't think I will ever cross-contaminate my private life and my family life with my public and professional worlds.