When a child enters the world through you, it alters everything on a psychic, psychological and purely practical level.

Parents are supposed to give the child back to herself with love. If they've got duct tape over their eyes because of narcissism, it doesn't happen.

When I say women are the agents of change, I really should say women and girls.

I left acting for 15 years, and I think it's really nice to have another life. I took too much for granted when I was younger.

You don't have to have a man! Masturbation is especially useful for older women, because men die sooner than we do. And so: Use it or lose it. It's not critical that every woman wants to stay juiced up. But if they do, it's perfectly fine. It's a lot easier to feel sexy and perform safely when you're flexible and have a certain amount of strength left. If you keep moving - walking, staying strong, doing squats - then having sex is both safer and more pleasurable, and you feel more empowered and better about yourself.

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on.

People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks.