You've got to find your bliss as a human being, because if you can follow that, everything else falls into place.

I didn't really care about my physical health; I only cared about what was on screen.

My personality does well with people who are deemed difficult. I don't know why it does but I just seem to get along with them. The more difficult the better.

You're not anyone in America unless you're on TV.

I love acting but I don't like all of the other stuff associated with it. The interest in celebrities, the press, the Internet, when your identity becomes mixed up in the way people are perceiving you.

The accumulation of experience gives you a debt in terms of compassion. I am very fortunate, and I feel dedicated to giving back to other women. Wherever I am now, I make sure I visit a women's shelter. But I don't want to do it in a frivolous way.

As an actor timing is important, especially as a mother with small children, so a lot is chance.