I take work very seriously and telling the truth in my job and professionalism.

I definitely want to start a family, but that will happen when it's supposed to.

I think the key to happiness is allowing ourselves to not feel bad or guilty for feeling it, and letting it be contagious. And to not be dependent on other people to create your own happiness.

And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create.

If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life.

I'm a Christian. I go to church when I can. I was raised Baptist. I went to a Lutheran school. I'm a nondenominational practicing Christian. I have a lot of faith.

I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!