I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.

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.

There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.

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

Many people must have looked at my life and thought I was quite fortunate. But I felt lousy about myself - and as you now know, I didn't come from a place where I had a lot of self-confidence.

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

'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.