I also have this incredible love for women.

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul.

I spent much of my life hiding.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.

Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had to make herself look really bad to prove that she had amazing talent.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

I'm going to insult a whole industry here, but it seems like TV is for people who can't do film. I'm not talking about actresses; I'm talking about lighting people. Lighting on TV is just so . . . it's sinful, it really is.

Growing up, I was shy and effeminate and was therefore considered ugly. Other kids threw that word at me a lot.