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"    Photo: Marion Curtis/Starpix   Not only is Debra Messing a mom and a Hollywood hotshot, but she&amp;#039;s also a huge supporter of giving back. In the midst of taping season two of Smash, the Emmy Award-winning actress (R.I.P. Will &amp;amp;amp; Grace) is teaming up with Post-it brand for the Post-it Your Words Stick With Them campaign, an initiative that encourages parents and teachers to write hand-written notes to children during the school year. To top it off, she&amp;#039;s also partnering with Post-It and Adopt A Classroom.org to make sure that the classrooms at PS 15 Roberto Clemente Elementary School in New York City are fully stocked with school supplies. ELLE.com caught up with Messing to discuss her best advice for redheads, Smash spoilers, and when it&amp;#039;s not okay to write something on a Post-it.   ELLE:What drew you to become a part of this cause? DM:  I&amp;#039;m a mom, and I&amp;#039;m always looking for ways to encourage, support, and embolden my son to help make him believe in himself. For years I&amp;#039;ve been leaving Post-it notes all over the apartment\u2014in his bag and on the mirror of his bathroom. I have always thought of them as little love notes. They would be as simples as, &amp;quot;Have fun today,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I love you,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll see you later.&amp;quot; And he kept them. When I was growing up, I was a little anxious about school, and my parents used to hide notes in my lunch box. It helped me and gave me strength. So, I think the initiative is fantastic. It&amp;#039;s essentially encouraging parents, teachers, and caretakers to remind children how special they are on a regular basis. Write hand-written notes daily and commit to supporting the growth and self-esteem of children, because it makes such a big difference in terms of their capacity for learning. ELLE: Remember when Berger broke up with Carrie on a Post-it in Sex and The City. Do you believe in Post-it etiquette? DM:  Nowadays, I think that there&amp;#039;s etiquette for every means of communication. People are very judgmental and have strict rules. I don&amp;#039;t think you should end a relationship with a Post-it note. I know some people who get offended when an e-mail is sent as a &amp;quot;thank you&amp;quot; note instead of a hand-written card. We have so many different options now and ways to communicate digitally. But I don&amp;#039;t think anything is more meaningful or powerful than a hand-written letter. ELLE: Are you excited to work with Daniel Sunjata and Jennifer Hudson on Smash? DM:  Oh, absolutely! I&amp;#039;ve already started working with Daniel, and he is lovely. We went to the same graduate school\u2014NYU\u2014so we had so much to talk about. We had the same teachers, so we had a lot to bond over, which was wonderful. Jennifer was just in last week. I haven&amp;#039;t had the chance to do any major scene with her yet, but I can&amp;#039;t wait for that to happen. She is lovely, down-to-earth, and a dedicated Mom. Somehow she&amp;#039;s the Energizer Bunny and is going all the time, [traveling] all over the country to support different charities. She&amp;#039;s been a wonderful addition to our ensemble. ELLE: Can you tell us anything that&amp;#039;s going to happen to your character, Julia Houston? DM: There will be a very big change professionally. I&amp;#039;m going to leave it at that\u2014it&amp;#039;s easier that way. ELLE: Are there any notable song-and-dancer numbers we can anticipate? DM: The song-and-dance numbers are going to be extraordinary. Last season, the choreographer was nominated for an Emmy Award. There&amp;#039;s even more music this year, so you can anticipate some really exciting musical numbers. ELLE: What do you think about the Hollywood redhead revolution that&amp;#039;s going on right now, with so many top names dyeing their locks ginger? Do you have any advice for them? DM: You know what, I didn&amp;#039;t know there was redhead revolution going on in Hollywood. I would say that if you feel like going red, do it. It&amp;#039;s fun to be a redhead, and you just need to know going into it that red fades quicker than any other color. So maintenance is a little more onerous, but I think it&amp;#039;s worth it. ELLE: Are there any colors that you love to wear with your red hair? DM:  Jewel tones: green, royal purple, and midnight blue.  Photo: Marion Curtis/Starpix "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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