I think we reserve a special place in our hearts for women who dare to try and be powerful, or occupy a special elevated place in society or when they are 'the bosses'. I think we really don't like it as a society and we have a harsh view of them. We look much harder at them, than the millions of men who aspire to the same positions and I can't figure that out.

What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.

I would never say don't do acting [to my kids], because I think it is a glorious profession and I am so thankful for everything it has let me express.

Sometime really good writing does you a disservice as an actor. Because you can get lazy. It's doing a lot of the work for you. I guess that's good. But at the same time with material that's not so good, you have to be more inventive, because no thought has been applied to it.

I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.

Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.

When your kids come home, they don't necessarily want to talk to you. They just want to know you're standing there, ready to talk.