I think that everything's hard now anyways, so you might as well do stuff that you love and believe in.

Maybe I'm more drawn to those kind of parts because they are meaningful to me. I mean, more parent-y ones, I find them interesting to do.

Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves.

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.

I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics.

I want my kids to experience passion. I want them to see that I have things I feel passionate about because it is such a great feeling to really love something.

Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big.