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.

I consider myself a character actor.

I think they should take everyone who works for The National Enquirer and the Star, and everyone who works for Us Weekly, and put them all to work looking for terrorists. I think they would find the terrorists. All of them. It would be genius!

My trouble is I talk first and think later.

I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year. You can do that any time you please - not that it's not a good inspirational tactic for the people that it works for.

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.