"I drink too much coffee."

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

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

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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 love being my husbands wife."

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

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

"Do what you love doing."

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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

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

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

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

"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."

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

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

"It's really time for weak men to get out of the way and let us do our jobs."

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