My favourite memory is being picked up and bear-hugged by both of my parents at the same time. I used to insist that I be "in the middle". I still do.
Becoming acutely aware that I was in my underwear in front of 400 people, singing my heart out (as Roxie Hart in Chicago two years ago) was intense. I would go through it every show. That feeling of astonishment - followed swiftly by appreciation - is always there, just a breath away, whether I'm on stage or not.
Acting is showing me more things about myself and life than I can describe. Currently, I'm bumping up against how my mind tells me stories that limit me. Becoming aware of this is positive and negative, because the only person responsible for handling this is me. And I'm not sure how. But "thinking about it" doesn't seem to be helping at all. Apparently unrelated things like consciously breathing, singing and dancing seem to, though.
My teenage years were tricky for me. I was a "good" girl but inside I felt like an outsider and I didn't feel like I could talk to anyone about it. I now realise this is a common thing for teenagers and I have enormous compassion for them, because they don't yet understand that being "weird" will make them wonderful one day.