Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not.

It was my father who instilled the “never say no” attitude I carry around with me today, and who instilled in me a sense of wonder, always taking us on adventures in the car, never telling us the destination.

It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.

Deaf people can do anything, except hear.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.