And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground.

I'm not afraid to look like a fool - and I think when you're not afraid, you never do.

Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.

I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them.

Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don't get it.

[Wearing padding to make my breasts look larger for a movie] was great, but it also made me think, you know, a lot of women who go out and get implants, what's so insecure about them that they would rather have someone look there than in their eyes?

Everybody wants to solve everybody's problems.