Everything seems to take on a new meaning when you become a parent and you put yourself in the shoes of the parent, not the shoes of the child.

After I finished 'E.R.', I wanted to concentrate on re-examining what kind of actress I am and taking time for real-life things.

Before I could talk, I would try to sing.

You know, the hard thing about audiences not liking what a character does is that they sometimes take it out on the actor personally. That's something that you know when you become an actor or actress, but it's always hard to deal with when it actually happens.

Just because someone isn't working at an office doesn't mean they're not working hard at something.

I had a really scary pregnancy and a very difficult delivery. My daughter and I are lucky to be alive.

I just got back from Switzerland, which I've never been to. I went to Switzerland and Amsterdam.