Eric Mabius had some powerful things to say about the transgender storyline on "Ugly Betty" that I posted yesterday. I wanted to share the rest of our conversation with you about the show and the relationship between his character, magazine editor Daniel, and his dedicated assistant: Betty.

"I think the message of the show is that everyone, no matter how they are perceived, everyone feels out of place. Betty is the only one who is truly at ease with being uncomfortable and has the guts to admit it. I think everyone becomes a little bit better at that on the show because she rubs off on them. She is the glue that holds everyone together, especially Daniel, who she works closest with and he really needs that proximity to pull this job off because he has a very weak moral compass as the result of the parents who raised him. He's fumbling through life thrown in these circumstances just like Betty is. I always say that we're essentially the same character with totally different backgrounds."