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.

Women are wives and mothers and girlfriends, but not the center of our own stories. No one's the good guy; no one's the bad guy. We all do deplorable things and very honorable things.

God, America is a country predicated on listening to everybody. When did we stop listening to one another?

We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant.

I'm just chatty. But I do express my opinion.

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.

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