And (cue music swell) motherhood turned out to be the most meaningful thing I've ever done with my life. Really.

The man may be the head of the household. But the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head whichever way she pleases.

My daughter is a preschooler but I have only known her for a while. She is adopted.

When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic.

Being an actor/ writer is a responsibility and a burden and a gift. The responsibility to me is that you can't just wait to be cast into something and then you create the role. You almost have a voice inside of you telling you what you might want to play and be able to play. It's hard, but once that thing comes out of the printer and you hold those warm pages to your cheek it's great. It's a huge sense of accomplishment.

On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day.

I couldn't get an acting job to save my life when I moved to L.A.