I want to write more, because I think I've got a story to tell.
I'm really grateful for my dancers' discipline.
I want to write about my experiences since 'Speedbumps.'
Going to dancing school, or being in a play, is a very familial feeling. You're around friends.
Everyone I tell that I had an aneurysm always says, 'Oh, my cousin died from that.' Well, I didn't, so I'm amazed. I was in a wheelchair, and I had to go to rehab. And now I'm walking!
'30 Rock' is one of the best things on TV, I think.
My mother was a role model.
God is in all - I believe in God, yes. And I believe God is in us.
I always say don't be scared. It's not that bad - there's always something worse - and there is definitely life after multiple sclerosis.
I try to laugh as much as possible and enjoy the company of people who can make me laugh.
Speaking out about multiple sclerosis to others who may be dealing with this disease is actually helpful to me as well as, I hope, to others. It builds community, helps bring awareness to MS, and strengthens the MS movement that will ultimately lead to the end of this disease.
I have one brother who is a surgeon, there's me, and my other brother builds boats.
I went on the 'Letterman' show the first time to plug something, and then I came back as the Fool, the court jester.
If I counted them all up, I was a dancer in sixty movies!
Directors would tell me, 'We want you to play a character a little less complex than you are.' Yeah, sure. What they mean is, 'You're playing a dummy.'
If you get somebody laughing - and then stick in a point about something important - they'll remember it.
I went to physical therapy, occupational therapy, voice, every kind of therapy except mental therapy - obviously!
Being a successful Hollywood actress may be challenging, but little did I know that the very body that had always been my calling card would betray me.
The Academy not only knew I existed, they thought I was good!
I was trying to work, but I noticed that people, if they had any inkling of the idea that I was sick or had MS... people shunned me. No work after that.
