Beloved That Girl actress Marlo Thomas has made a bestselling name for herself as an author, with her series of books delivering inspirational advice via The Right Words at the Right Time. In our interview, Thomas recalls how some "right words" from her father at a difficult time inspired her: "He said, 'I raised you to be a thoroughbred, and thoroughbreds run their own races. They don't look at any of the other horses, they just wear their blinders, and they run. You just run your own race.'"