When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

I can scarcely stand to have a manicure. I have to have them because you don't want to look like a disgusting human being - it's self-care and it has to happen, but I get very restless.

Fortunately, I'm in a perfect position for me. I'm able to work, have a wonderful time, and I'm not really a celebrity, and that's great.

I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're living and the relationships that they have.

Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that's just in the suitcase when you're an actor.