I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?

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 was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.

Stardom is no longer the fuel of my soul. It is the deeper aspects of life that nurture me. And I realise I am very blessed.

I think that's why Meryl Streep is working so much, because she looks like a woman we can all relate to. I look at her and I think, 'I'm chasing my kids, I've moved my parents in with me, I'm coping with food spills - that looks like me in real life'. Meryl looks like an unmade bed, and that's what I look like. To me, that looks true.

I thought it might be a good move to get into a beauty contest so I tried for Miss Pennsylvania and won. I think that helped me get noticed, at least by the people of Pennsylvania.

I knew what I wanted to do even when I was a little girl.