The fastest way to have a loving, supportive, understanding spouse is to become a loving, supportive, understanding spouse.

I wish I'd known that apologizing is a sign of strength. I had the impression that if you apologize, it's a sign of weakness. I kind of picked up the message from my father, 'Real men don't apologize. You just do your best, and if you happen to hurt some people, that's their fault. You just go on. Don't apologize. That's a sign of weakness.'

That is the idea that good Christians don't talk about sex, at least not out loud, and certainly not in the church. I want to say that both of those ideas are fallacious.

It was God's idea to make us male and female. And God's the one that instituted marriage.

If I could have one prayer answered, I would pray for patience. I move so fast sometimes. I try to slow down.

It's important not to lose sight of the fact people of all sorts are still putting themselves at risk. It happens to straight and gay, single and married. I have never been comfortable thinking of AIDS as something that 'other people' get.

I'm trying to make sure that for myself and for my family, I'm staying as close to the heart of God that I possibly can.

Often during rehearsals, I catch myself thinking, 'God, this is hard. Why am I always choosing such difficult plays to put on?'