All of [motherhood] surprised me. It surprised me from the very first second I saw Jack. I'd believed that my pregnancy was a condition. It never computed. And there he was. Everyone made fun of me because I stared at him for months and months, not being able to believe he was real.

All this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings

I have a very good life, so I have nothing to complain about. Sometimes, I just have existential angst.

And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up.

And the insidious thing is that people will either see a movie because it did well last weekend or won't see it because it didn't do well.

Ordinary people like you and me have the chance to make a tremendous difference for mothers and their children worldwide

It was not a healthy marriage for long time. It was never about another man, it was about what my and Dennis's relationship could not sustain.