I do a lot of writing about my family.

I don't know, Y'know, I always wanted to be one of those cheerleader girls and I never was that, and I was never sort of cute and perky, and I always thought it was fun to be cute and perky, and those, I don't know what those girls are doing now.

My father was a director, and he used to always tell me, "You should be an actress." When I was 17, he gave me a job so that I'd be in the union.

Going to set was always a great release.

I have a little kitchen office at home, where I do all my kids' stuff.

I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done.