I couldn't do an acting job just to be working. It really had to have some soul to it.

For women of a certain age, how do you meet a guy, fall in love, and decide he's the right man to have children with? Your clock's ticking, you're looking at him, and it's a crazy, pressure-filled experience.

When 'Desperate Housewives' ends, I think my girls will be about the kindergarten age. I will be so happy to be there for them through that huge transition.

I have always wanted to know what's going on under the surface.

It's not like I'm cooking! I'm breastfeeding - I feel like that's the best cooking I could do.

What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom.

It's kind of ironic that if I get my Ph.D., I'll be a real doctor