I do like the ocean wave, actually. I'm born under the sign of Cancer - the sign of the crab - so I like coastal areas and sunny beaches and such - although not the wide-open and deep seas.

Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.

It was great to work in Ireland because it's such a beautiful country, but it's not particularly easy to film in because the weather changes all the time.

Oh, all kinds of lunacy happens in Ireland, all kinds of lunacy.

I don't think people have ever cast me for anything too traditional or midwestern or housewifey.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Program achieved for me a thing that I thought was not possible - to give up a thirty year smoking habit literally overnight. It was nothing short of a miracle.

The terrible thing about acting is the stops and starts.