For me, when you have to prepare to play God, and then walking away from that, you realize just how tough God's job is. I don't want that job.

I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

I don't think that moms, with all that's going on in our society today, would want to put their kids in front of something that will be disheartening rather than uplifting.

I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

I choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script.