I Could Never Have Thought, "i Wanna

To Not Have Any Hope Is Where Things Start To Get Really Bleak. Things Are Possible. The Impossible Can Be Possible.

I Just Don't Feel That We've Traveled Very Far In The Realm Of Social Equality. There Just Seems To Be A Little Bit Of Unrest. And Sometimes I Think That Happens When You Really Feel Like Something's About To Change. Right Before The Moment Of Lift Off, Sometimes Things Feel A Little Bit Unhinged, And That's What It Feels Like To Me Right Now, Both As A Woman And Just As A Human On The Planet As An American Woman In America. I Feel Like We're On The Precipice Of Change. I Feel A Little Nervous.

I Have Friends Say, "don't You Want To Have A Little You?" The Jury's Still Out On That For Me. I Don't Have A Definitive Answer, But I Do Know That I Can Look Back On Some Of The Things I've Worked On And Some Of The Things That Have Literally Come Out Of My Imagination And Be Just As Proud Of It As If I Had Created A Person. I Feel Like That Shouldn't Be Of Any Less Value. It Can't Be Because It's What My Life Is, And I Don't Want To Make It Smaller Or More Palatable Just Because Society Tells You To. If You Can Get Comfortable With Sacrifice, Then You Are Having It All.

I Learned, Having Played Marcia Clark, What The Value Of That Is In Your Life Because It Can Affect Everything, Every Choice You Make, The Way You Deal With A Stranger On The Street, Or Your Best Friend Or Lover. It's A Powerful Thing To Know Yourself And To Have The Commitment And The Courage To Let That Be Your Guide.

I Am A Person Who Is Not Mated.