Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular embarrassing old mom.

When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car.

I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had such satisfaction afterward, and I thought, That's what I want to do.

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

You can learn a lot about yourself with what youre doing and who youre with on a sunday.

I like my body so much better after I had kids. Is that a crazy thing to say? I'm more womanly. I feel sexier.

I was debating whether to do Legally Blonde, and I saw this interview with Gloria Steinem about how important Goldie Hawn's role in Private Benjamin was for women; by the end of the movie, the character socked her fiancé in the face at the altar because he didn't understand who she'd become through her journey. I was like, "I feel like Gloria Steinem told me to do Legally Blonde. That's how Elle Woods is too!"