Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is, death ends. This? It can go on forever.

Dr. McDreamy, that's what I call Patrick's character. He's gorgeous, he's got a great body and he's got damn fine hair.

My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.

The trap is when you start to pay attention to that stuff and care, because in six months, they're going to be looking at someone else. You know how fickle everyone is. They love it, then they hate it, then they love it. So I'm going to enjoy it because it could be over at any minute.

I just don't want to be self-obsessed.

I’m the Renee Zellweger now. Jewel is the me now. There is no more Jewel.

Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.