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A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.

I don't really try too hard to be anything that I'm not.

I have kind of a personality defect in that I find the word 'no' hard to articulate.

I like difficult people because that means they're perfectionists and they're passionate.

I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.

My ability to not be afraid to ask tough questions or to confront, that matters.

I am tough but I have a soft side.

I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.

You always have to challenge yourself or else you get soft. Right?

I come from hardworking, determined people on both sides of my family... the kind who live with a hard reality from which much strength comes.