I am a very hopeful person.

I've always had to work hard for what I've got and to stay where I was.

Being a mom has been my most important job to date, and I take my job very seriously, and I have a lot of fun doing it.

I don't remember, at 19, someone giving me a golden key and saying, 'Welcome to Hollywood; which job would you like?'

Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute.

I love to wear dresses when I'm pregnant.

I got a Cabbage Patch doll from my mom when they were impossible to get. She later told me that she had to buy it off the black market. That was the best!