I'm really a very fifties housewife.

I'm very literate on policy. I'm very literate on the issues, and I'm an American first. I've been involved in politics long before I was an actress. I just happen to have a platform now. I just happen to have a voice.

I'm naturally athletic. I've been involved in sports since I could walk. So, for me to be sedentary is just unacceptable. Not only is it great for your physical body, but it gives me more energy during the day if I've worked out. I feel better. I look better.

You don't get the good roles when you're beautiful.

I would say 80% of the scripts I get are dramas and not comedies or romantic comedies, which is funny because that's what I do every week.

When people call me a sex icon, it's flattering but it never goes to my head because I never felt sexy as a teenager.

We know what we need to do. Let's re-elect President Obama!