I read some article where Reese Witherspoon said, "If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them." It made me feel so much better.

As a matter of fact, I get a little concerned about some of my anti-social habits.

At restaurants, I carry paper and markers and tell everyone to draw a picture with a unicorn, an octopus and an explosion. That keeps kids still for a minute.

Baltimore is a great place.

I grew up playing field hockey and lacrosse - prep school sport - and I was terrible at them.

[Preparing for award shows] gets insane. The dress, the hair, the makeup...I end up always picking the dress at the last second.

My husband is very funny and his humor has gotten us through a lot. He's good at defusing me.