I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.

Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what's important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time. You tell people you love them. My friend Gilda Radner used to say, 'If it wasn't for the downside, having cancer would be the best thing and everyone would want it.' That's true. If it wasn't for the downside.

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.

I think clothes should make you feel safe. I like clothes you want to go to sleep in. I sometimes stand in front of a mirror and change a million times because I know I really want to wear my nightgown.

[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism.

Adopted kids are such a pain - you have to teach them how to look like you.

There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.