A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.

A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.

Most of my actor friends dont believe its possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that was true for me. For the first two years I ached, every day. And I had such bad dreams. But then I made the decision to start working on my little shop and all that went away.

Being a wife and a mother is very gratifying, but it's not a creative expression and that's something I need to be happy.

The pleasant surprise for me is that when I look into Tony's eyes, he's still 100% present, sharing everything that's going on. Acting with him is like a beautiful dance.

I've always loved interior design.

I remember being in Atlantic City once when I was 18 or 19, and a sea of people were screaming and pulling their hair because I was there. It was weird. Nobody deserves adulation like that. I tried to explain it to my kids once. I said, 'Mommy used to be kind of cool, kind of like a Britney Spears.