The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with me.

If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach; it's exciting when it works out.

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.

Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age?

While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.

The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with me.