I sort of love reading the scripts and going, 'Oh wow, what a great idea. I never would have thought of that.

My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn't make any sense - why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn't even afford a dog?

Mother elephants in the circus cannot help their babies, but we can.

I'm a very ritualistic, routine-oriented person, and I discovered over the years that I love working Monday through Friday.

I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.

I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them.

There's a little good and bad in everyone. Everybody I've ever loved is very complicated.