I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.

The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.

I'm not sad at all about turning 40.

Growing older is not such a big deal for me, despite the fears that older actresses have in Hollywood. When I hit 40, for example, I didn't feel 40 - or whatever that is supposed to feel like.

The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.

I see women in their 30s getting plastic surgery, pulling this up and tucking that back. It's like a slippery slope - once you start you pull one thing one way and then you think, 'Oh my God, I've got to do the other side.'

I knew that I was a good writer in high school and won awards, and I was the editor of my school newspaper. So I knew that I was a good writer and I wanted to somehow capitalize and sort of utilize a talent that I thought I had.