My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

Red Dawn' was very resonant with a lot of people - they love that movie. I always thought it was a little hysterical.

My kids can't watch ('Howard the Duck'). By the time I get in bed with the duck, they are, like, 'Turn it off, mom. You in bed with a duck is just pretty much a deal breaker.'

So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.

The whole experience of doing a sitcom is... Telling jokes with such precision is really exciting, but it's also terrifying.

Of course, I'd like to produce and direct a blockbuster, but you gotta build up to that. So now I'm learning from a bunch of little movies. And it's more fun with smaller pictures. It's more creative.

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.