Motherhood is given the brush-off in our society. 'Oh, I'm just a mom,' you hear women say. 'Just' a mom? Please! Being a mom is everything. It's mentorship, it's inspirational, it's our hope for the future.

I started to repeat to myself "If I'm not where I want to be, it's because I'm not good enough... yet." Which meant it was up to me.

I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.

My agent said, "You aren't good enough for movies." I said, "You're fired."

The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.

But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.

I think when you're reaching outside of something you're comfortable doing, you're just heading towards a light. I don't think you stop to justify it.