My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, 'Happiness is your own responsibility.' That's probably what I quote from her and live by the most.

I hoped, hoped, that maybe I'd be lucky enough to do something on Broadway, in the chorus.

And now, I still really don't care that much but now I have music playing all the time at home, which is a first for me. Whatever. Everything from Ani DiFranco to Dave Matthews to Jack Johnson and Norah Jones.

It's not a bad thing, is it, to be strong in some ways and fragile and vulnerable in others?

Well, you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it.

I have this internal battle between, I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids. And the kids win.

You can do a lot with Scotch tape. Almost anything! I love that you can hem a dress, and its an instant remedy in a fashion crises.