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

Every film is a crapshoot. It's a mystery when a movie comes together. I've never been able to figure it out. I don't know how I make my choices. The only thing you can do is know there's something about a character that you really want to experience.

Every experience makes you grow.

It would be really wonderful if people connected to the loneliness of what it means to be a human being in the world today.

Everyone at 'CSI' has been so great to work with, and so great in terms of scheduling. There's a real feeling of family on that set... I've grown to have so much respect for the cast and crew - they're been together so many years and still care about the show and each other.

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 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.