But like Elle Woods, I do not like to be underestimated.

To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was.

I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things - that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way.

I was all of these women. I've been a young mom; I've been a divorcée; I've been a single mom. I've been the working mom versus the nonworking mom.

This is a movement to say we're more than just our dresses. ... It's hard being a woman in Hollywood or any industry.

There's something timeless and important about making people laugh, about being the right spot in their day.

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.