I'm simply the mom who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I'm here to play. And that's all I should be.

I had prepared myself for the second half of my life [to be] filled with other passions that don't include being in front of the camera. And then all of a sudden I got more work and more work and more work. And I went, "Well maybe things have shifted." And I think they have.

You can't have good comedy without drama in it.

I don't want to be seen as the kind of person who does things and then expects publicity in return.

Did I really earn this, or did I just wear you all down?

Once you learn how to say no, that's about the only place that you'll have control of your work and what you do.

I've been trying to find the word that says what I need to be in life. 'Brave' is the only word. It's the only thing that I ask myself to be.