The same way that mid century modern architecture was in the 50s, I want to be as a human being. New. Different. Challenging the old. Function over frivolity. Clean living. Clean lines.

The dog actors and the relationship they have with their trainers is one of the most beautiful things I've ever watched happen in front of me.

Without my women friends, I wouldn't know anything. They've been my teachers and my mothers. My mother was a wonderful person, but she didn't give me a lot of the stuff I needed to advance myself as an adult woman. I have a really strong group of girlfriends, and we share a lot with one another - the complications of raising children, marriages, personal and physical struggles.

Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older.

So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend? No. Does she shut the door? Yes, and I very much support the shut door.

I've been happily married to Chris for almost 20 years.