I did 'The Karate Kid,' then I just went back to college. I didn't know how much money it made and I didn't have a publicist. I didn't have any sense of the business part of it.

I don't have high expectations anymore. Maybe they've just been beaten out of me.

I think because I was a mother, it helped me feel comfortable that really my primary goal there was to save my kids.

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.

I feel like my first conversation with someone, I really get a good feeling about who that person is and mainly about how open they are.

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard?

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.