Imagine if I'd said, 'I have to be the best actress - I want that and nothing else.' I never would have directed. I never would have produced. I never would have done a beauty line. I would have just worried about getting a job or been frustrated that I wasn't getting the job that I wanted. I was ready to be a businesswoman.

It sounds trite to go after men who are nice but when you've been hurt a lot it becomes appealing.

I noticed in the past, a lot of guys who like strong women, they really freak out if you're not strong 24/7. Or they complain about you being strong, then the moment you're not strong, they're like, 'Oh, no, no, no.'

I have a ranch, which is my favorite place in the world.

My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.

If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.

Life is about creating new opportunities, not waiting for them to come to you.