My dad was a presence, of course, but he worked nights a lot, and I would only see him one day a week.
My mom's been married three times; my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much.
My dad's from Zimbabwe, and my mom is Danish, Irish, and Norwegian, so I have influences from a lot of different places.
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of death.
People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.
'Six Feet Under' was so much about life. Sure, it had a lot to do with death, but that's the fun - that now I became a dead person.
There are a lot of little lessons that can be taught around the home without sitting a child down and boring them to death with your philosophy of life!
God and death kind of resemble each other, because the only time a lot of people will try and talk to God is when someone's died.
For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former Yugoslavia.
I'm eating a lot of organic proteins and vegetables! Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is my No. 1 priority because I'm nursing my daughter.
We always think of a diet with a big groan. But I think diets are fun. I think it is an American pastime for a lot of women.
Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better.
I don't come from a lot of money and wasn't going to get an academic scholarship, so the only way to afford an education was to allow the military to supplement it.
We've got a lot of work to do: not only on education, but on the economy, on our tax code, and on reducing our crushing debt.
'Doctor Who' was my first telly job, and before that I did a lot of theatre in education, children's theatre.
Women have a lot to say about how to advance women's rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond.
I spend a lot of time in prayer. God doesn't always show up on my time, but he always shows up!
I sold steaks over the phone in Omaha, Nebraska. Marbling, fantastic. That's what makes a great steak; a lot of people don't know.
I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.
I went to UC Davis because I wanted to be a vet. It's a great profession if it's right for you, but it's memorizing the bones and the muscles, and I am terrible at stuff like that. Also, there's a lot of blood and gore involved.
It's sad to know I'm done. But looking back, I've got a lot of great memories.
