I feel like I'm a stay-at-home mom, which I was for the five years before this. She's absolutely been my focus. That's the choice I made. Desperate Housewives is perfect for me. I get to go back to work and still be able to take my daughter to school and pick her up.

I was consumed with being a mom. I didn't think beyond that.

I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way - to people in need.

At my lowest I was making nothing, of course

It is a great honor for me to be presented the award by Mikhail Gorbachev and also to be acknowledged with the World Actress Award at the Women World Awards Gala 2005.

Don't try to be perfect. Life isn't; no one is. Use mistakes and mishaps as opportunities to grow tolerance and to teach. There is such a thing as happy accidents. And love, love, love and listen, listen, listen.

I feel more comfortable with myself now. I don't know if I feel sexier. I feel more whole.