I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old.
There are amazing schools and amazing educators that are doing a wonderful job. And then there are a lot of educators that are not prepared to deal with inclusive education. They haven't been trained. It's really quite lovely and easy when you understand how to do it.
Second chances, miracles, angels, faith and religion all promise us a way of doing things better to smooth over the regrets and hope we make better decisions in the future. We all want to become better than who we are now, and we're all continuing to know ourselves better.
There's always the question of what is good and evil and the gray area in between where that most people live. In everyday life, things aren't black or white, but rather there's a lot of coping and really tough decision making.
We've all had those moments where we take a person for granted.
The world is changing and the physical barriers are down now. It's time for the emotional barriers to go down. And what better place to start than school?
It's fun to get really intense and emotionally detailed and complicated.
I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
Certainly situation comedy is harder than people who are good at it make it look, but it's fun to do something different.
I believe in giving back.
I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.
For all of my fortune, there are many with misfortune that need a hand.
I knew that I wanted to be an actor. Then it became about whether acting wanted me.So, I gave it a shot. It hasn't worked out too bad, so far.
