For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.

It [military action on Iraq] makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States. It is humiliating.

If I didn't have children I'd be a much better actress. I wouldn't be so distracted. I could pour 100 percent of my energies into it, to promote the investigation which acting is.

I have always followed the most passionate course.

Moments of pure happiness...come upon you unexpectedly. Don't be too preoccupied to experience them.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

It is an embarrassing time to be an American. It really is. It's humiliating.