I don't do a television show for awards. You make it so people will enjoy watching it.

People tell me not to do a soap, but it was a great learning experience because I became familiar with the technical aspects of the business. Besides, look who came out of soaps - Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Parker Posey, Kathleen Turner. All amazing people.

I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

A lot of times, when you start a show at a young age, you get stuck. You get six years of high school, but I didn't have that.

Being an actor gives you a chance to play all kinds of roles, very moving and dramatic on one project, silly and girlish on another. That's the most interesting thing out this business, you get to keep reinventing yourself.

When I'm with my kids, I definitely try and be in the moment and wait till the end unless the mess poses a real danger, like slipping. But when I am cooking by myself, I definitely clean as I go to simplify.

There’s a lot more to being with someone than just love.