When I was younger, I thought I had to shut myself off, work really hard to cry. I learned after a while that that's just not... You know, often in life, you cry when you're caught off-guard. That's where I need to be when I'm acting, too.

Sarah Palin's real quality is that she is her own best creation.

Ever since there's been a Hollywood, they remake a movie every 20 years.

We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it.

I wouldn't be an actor if it weren't for the English teacher I had my junior year in high school. She's the one who told me I could be an actor. I had never met an actor, I had never seen a real play, only high school plays. I didn't know actors were real, that it was a real job.

I love my kids with all my heart and the last thing I want to worry about is the air they breathe.

I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.