It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it.

A lot of women get out of the business because it's so not family-friendly. And so women that could be in there making good women-roles don't do it, 'cause they're smart and get out.

I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful.

Can they do both? That's a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- it's everything, you know, it's social life, it's academics, it's sports.

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

I think just because life is hard, it does seem fun to have a break and laugh about things, so I think in the end, my instincts go there.

Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.