Balls are to men what purses are to women.

James Wilkie is so conscious of the time we spend together. I try to be home to tuck him in at least four nights a week, and if I'm not, he's not letting me get away with anything. The other night I was sitting with him on the steps before Matthew and I went out to the theater, and he looked at me and said, `Mama, this has got to stop. Go upstairs and take that dress off.'

When a relationship dies do we ever really give up the ghost or are we forever haunted by the spirits of relationships past?

I strangely feel better before I go through hair and makeup. Maybe that's just because I feel like me.

People go to casinos for the same reason they go on blind dates - hoping to hit the jackpot. But mostly, you just wind up broke or alone in a bar.

~As a working mother high heels don't really fit into my life anymore - but in a totally wonderful way. I would much rather think about my son than myself.~

If you're a nice person and you work hard, you get to go shopping at Barneys. It's the decadent reward.