When I was young, all I wanted to be was a movie star. At a certain point, I started to grow up and really care about what I did.

I don't think Julia Roberts is as innocent as her image suggests. You have to be a really smart cookie to create an image as clean and pure and on-the-money as hers.

Some people work hard in this business and become really popular, really big stars but they never receive an award from within the business. Somehow, when your colleagues and friends believe in you to the point of handing you an award it means so much more.

A lot of actresses will just go, "I'm 35." And I thought, " I'm not doing that." I like being 40.

A lot of people think that fame is the Band-Aid that cures their ills. I'm no kid, and I knew long before I got famous that wasn't the deal. I'm the court jester, not the queen.

A woman has many faces as she goes through her life. It's like we need more than one hair-do. We have many, many changes in the evolution of our lives. We have, we learn, and we grow; we view life differently, and life views us differently.

What I learned was there's no roles for women who won't be in their 40s. For women who will be in their 40s, there's a ton of work.