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

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

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

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

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

"Do what you love doing."

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

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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

"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 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."

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

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

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

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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

"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."

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

"I drink too much coffee."

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

"I love being my husbands wife."

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

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"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 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."

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

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

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

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

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