There was no other path for me. I knew this was my path. I had to follow it.

You can be very fulfilled as a mother, but that can't be the only way you are fulfilled. What about being a woman? What about being yourself? Your awareness of what's happening in the world? It lives altogether in a way that makes a whole. I guess I'd say I'm the wholest I've ever been.

I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.

I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people.

I personally feel that acting is not totally different from singing and being a musician.

And Im happy that Im not super skinny.

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.