More than just romantic comedy, I like romances: drama romance, romance comedy, comedy romance. I also go to the movies to escape. There are times when you go to learn, when you go to be moved, you go to be transported, and there are really times when you go to escape. And I personally escape more happily into a romance than I do violent movies.

When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, 'It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better.' And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time.

I think actresses are imagined to be these subjects of great vanity. Life is change; physicality changes. It's transient, and that's a beautiful and a painful thing.

I do think that what's wonderful in life is that we gain perspective as we take on different roles that are mind and heart opening.

It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.

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

Daring to me is having courage; it's a daily meditation to take breath and find strength.