Having a crying baby is inspiration to get the job done quickly.

It's not a bad idea to be single, so I can concentrate on my job.

I couldn't wait to look at someone who shared my genes. I thought my baby was going to provide a decoder key to my past. But then I looked at Pippa and realized, no, she's actually the key to my future.

I always felt my emancipation into truly being a grown-up was when I had to figure out how to fold up a king-size fitted bottom sheet on my own.

It was the first time, in the West Wing, I had ever read anyone write a Southerner properly. Because Southern women, in my opinion, are complicated and are equally feminine and driven. That's kind of an unusual combination and people usually tend to get it wrong.

I'm very self-conscious having my picture taken, so I clown around. My driver's license photo looks like a blonde Elvis.

It's amazing what sleep does for your looks.