"I don't understand executives that pit women against each other."

"We have raise our girls to celebrate their power and our boys to consider that an asset."

"It's great for boys to see their moms work and achieve their goals."

"I'm one of those strange people: I really love going to the gym."

"I'm gobsmacked that it's 2017 and women constantly worry about being seen as a bitch vs successful leader."

"I drink too much coffee."

"Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen."

"My love life is nobody's business... if I give it to 40 million people to read, what do I have left when I go home? I'm protective of my personal life that way."

"Even when I'm spread thin there's never been a time where I've regretted helping others."

"I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically."

"If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day."

"I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice."

"There's a profound difference between a man not fearing a woman and men actually respecting women."

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"The hardest thing about being an actor, and especially when you're a woman trying to also have a family and a relationship, is to maintain some sort of normalcy."

"Live your life truthfully, do what's right for you--not what others think is right for you."

"I love being my husbands wife."

"The reason I met my husband was because I remembered a friend's birthday. The moral of the story is: Remember people's birthdays."

"I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl."

"You do your best work when you feel safe. "

"It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried."

"I do believe the balance lies in yourself. I can't say I can do it all, because I can't."

"I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior."

"The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous."

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

"Do what you love doing."

"If you’re not there for yourself, you’ll be totally absent everywhere."

"I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss'."

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

"I think the whole world should try not talking for a day."

"I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate."

"The best thing a person can be is of-some-use."

"That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play."

"The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes."

"I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me."

"We need to instill in young girls that age is a privilege. I like my mind more at 50 than I did at 30."

"I can tend to over-think things."