I’ve really turned a corner recently in terms of not taking work too seriously, so it is much easier for me to not take my work home.

Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down. My brain and body can go into overdrive - yoga teaches me to focus on the moment and not get ahead of myself.

Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress.

Fundamentally women and men are different.

The only thing that gets me through any type of pain, emotional or physical, is to make it worthwhile by putting it into my work.

We can become very short-sighted in terms of objectives. The first thing to go during times of economic crisis and budget cuts is funding for things that are essential and not-quantifiable, like the arts. Save Big Bird

Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.