[On boxing] [For] The Chicago Code, I did some boxing. It makes you stand differently when you know you can punch someone out. - Jennifer Beals

I was doing press for the show and they were going to show a clip from The L Word that included a love scene of sorts between me and another character, and she had the audacity to say, 'If there are any children in the room, you might want to ask them to leave.' And my mind was blown open and I said to her, ‘If it had been a heterosexual love scene, would you have asked the same question?’ I asked her on air, because I thought, it’s important to ask -- it contextualizes the import of the show." My feelings were hurt and it just spoke to me of what the gay and lesbian community has to deal with on a day-to-day basis in terms of popular media.

[On service] Giving feels good. It's a form of healing. Not just for you as an individual, but for everyone.

Just when you think you know something, it gets turned around and challenged in some way. But those changes are welcome because you end up learning more.