The good thing about having a kid is you don't think about that as much. Like when I turned 30, for instance, that was much more momentous. Forty is particularly great for a woman. It's a big thing.

Comedy has to have momentum in order for it to keep moving along.

It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.

I was very, very shy when I was little. Acting lets you access all those different parts of yourself to make the character authentic.

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.

What has surprised me most about being a celebrity is the fascination with pregnant women. After I had Rocco, the paparazzi came and sought me out. I never had that before. There's a whole industry, literally, based on people having children. I guess because you're changing, putting on weight. It makes me very uncomfortable. I didn't enjoy that much at all.

I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself.