Waking your kids up for school the first day after a break is almost as much fun as birthing them was.

I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don't become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover.

We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic or we can get on the field and start addressing the real problem - a generation of children with autism. We are not focusing enough on prevention, treatments and support services.

I can't even begin to tell you how many casting couches I was attacked on. Not just by casting people, but by stars. And when I wouldn't give them my number, they'd say, "Who the hell do you think you are? You will never make it in this town. I'll make sure of it."

Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest.

I don't think I ever said, "I want to be an actress." But for Halloween, I dressed up as a movie star from when I was seven to when I was twelve. The costume was always a long dress, with makeup, and my hair curled, and jewelry on. And the movie star was always Jenny McCarthy. So right there you could see a little pattern.

If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism.