I think there's nothing better than laughing in life, so that's nice, to be thought of as someone who can make someone laugh. It's 'cause I think life is hard. You know, my dad was a really silly man. A great Irish silly man. And that's fine.

You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher.

My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they are always so surprised to hear my voice on a cartoon character, or see my face on a video box. If it ever gets to be too much though, the career and the kids, I will simply set the career aside.

You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person, so to me, the context and the framework of trying to do what you love and feel passionate about, in supporting your family in that way, is the most important thing to me.

I think America has a bad rap right now... and hopefully Obama will change that.

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 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.