The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life.

I never put myself in that box of you're an Oscar winner so you can only do this or that. That's one award, one night, and it does not define my career or it does not define me as an artist. I never wanted to get put in that Oscar box because that's a lonely place to be.

My mother never wanted me to focus on my physical self. She always said that beauty is what you do.

I'm not sad at all about turning 40.

I always had to diet. I'm diabetic, so it's a lifestyle for me anyway just to stay healthy and not end up in the hospital.

It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.

It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.