My father says that almost the whole world is asleep, everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement.

Motherhood changed me because it is so fundamental what you're doing for another person. And you are able to do it even though it takes a lot.

I'm a sucker for a funny script. And then, as soon as I don't wanna be, one comes along and grabs me.

I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can.

Through Clinton and Monica, Clinton and Hillary, the scandal, the impeachment, Iraq, Bruce and Demi, Ellen and Anne, I have remained consistently and nauseatingly adorable. I have, in fact, been known to cause diabetes.

There are assumptions made about the way you look. I'm always surprised when people don't think I'm smart.

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes I'm a pain in the ass. Sometimes I'm like, Oh, God! I just want to buy some tampons!