You can see her on-screen consciously making the decision not to go to the dark place. She went back to the table and said to the kids, 'What should we try next?' Then she had the foresight to invite her husband back to sit with them, and that gave the scene such resonance.

A good play is a good play. If you want to chalk up your rejection letters to the fact that you're a woman, that's your choice. But often you get a rejection letter because your play isn't ready. Or the time isn't ready for your play. And that has nothing to do with gender.

We had a few calls saying election precincts had closed early. But it turned out that the callers were in the wrong places. Some people went to the old locations of a church, rather than the new one. We called the polling locations as well as the church pastor and they verified they were still open.

Mourning your first love is as important as meeting your first love. It's the whole cycle.

I'm a very pragmatic soul. I'm part of the business and I'm a bit of a cynic when it comes to being an over-believer in spiritual or in paranormal matters.

If your manager says no, you need to ask what you need to do to improve in order to go off-site. You have to be the initiator, take the lead and ask the questions. It will only show you are taking it seriously.

The biggest concern among employers is figuring out how they'll know if you're productive.

It's not for everyone, ... Full-time telecommuting can be like falling off a cliff for some people. They need the social interaction of an office environment.

It's a bit of a trade-off. It's exciting to see the new ruins and get that information, but at the same time, fire can destroy these sites.

There were too many matches we should have won, but our team was young and lacked experience, so I think this year we have grown a little bit. But we are still young enough to get better each year.