I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy.

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.

We're in an environment where everyone gets compartmentalized very quickly.

But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.

I'm an actress and mom, and I probably don't have enough of an active spiritual life. And I don't know why people run around calling themselves by the names of religions when they don't actually practise them.

So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.

One feels so despairing on some levels about what's going on in our culture, in regards to things like gender inequality. But there is progress. There is enhanced empathy and respect for others, we are fighting the tide, even though it seems like a tug of war sometimes.