I think it would have been harder if we had kids...for me it was just taking care of myself.

My family was actually better than I was [about e-mailing].

Basically, our lives were put on hold. A lot of stuff I had to do on my own.

Life hasn't really gone back to normal yet, but then it never really was normal, because [after the wedding] we were getting ready for him to leave.

When kids look at broccoli, they call it 'little trees,' because they see it not just for the word 'broccoli.' They see it for what it looks like, the image. We, as adults, forget to think like that. We forget to think figuratively and have to be reminded.

I know theater can improve the quality of people's lives, and I know theater can heal. I've worked as a doctor clown in a hospital for two years. I have seen sick kids and sad parents and doctors be lifted and transported in moments of pure joy. I know theater unites us.