Anne Heche

When I was with Ellen, I was telling people, If you come out, it's gonna be better for you. But I honestly don't know that.

It's important to talk about loving yourself and looking at your tragedies and the stuff that makes you grow.

Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let's hope so. I'm not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let's hope we're looking at the insides of people a little more.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.