I've been thinking a lot about next year, which will be the first time in 25 years that I don't have a child at home.

...we must remain hopeful that for our children and our children's children, that we are not a warring nation, but we will embrace and practice true compassion and honor the ideals of peace and freedom, and we will not give up.

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth.

I never just slide through anything. I explore everything to the fullest, whether good or bad.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional.