After Nancy Pelosi became Speaker, we were told, 'She's the first female speaker of the House, so whether we like it or not, we've got to handle this with kid gloves. Don't go after Speaker Pelosi. You can go after other people, but you'll be branded as mean and evil if you go after the first female Speaker of the House.'

I don't care what gender someone is, or what race they are. Those things don't matter to me.

I'd be all for everybody keeping their sidearms if they're in the military and on a military installation. That's something we need to get back to.

So the good news is, if you're unemployed and you go to apply for a job and you're not hired for that job, see a lawyer - you may be able to file for a claim because you were discriminated against because you were unemployed.

But romantic vision can also lead one away from certain very hard, ugly truths about life that are important to know.

Romance means making yourself vulnerable.

I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together.

I think part of maturity as an actress comes from their experience in getting married and having children.