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. I didn't really want to be an actor. I didn't really love it. And so I made a lot of mistakes. Oddly, I care much more about it now. I feel like a complete novice.

Address things now that could otherwise turn into regrets.

Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis.

In my marriages, I'd lost parts of who I was because I was trying to mold myself into what I thought a man wanted me to be.

Namby-pamby little routines that don't speed up your heartbeat and make you sweat aren't worth your while.

I like playing that character who brings love to people, who puts people in a place where they're apt to encounter love.

Beware of men who use words that relate pejoratively to females when describing the 'other side.