The biggest lesson I learned in my career was to ask other people what they make because the men usually make more than you do. And it's good to know. You're not allowed to ask...but it's good to ask.

Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head.

You just have to keep on doing what you do. It's the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting.

If I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try.

I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.

My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and admired her very deeply.

First I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music and I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives you've given me.