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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"Do what you love doing."

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

"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."

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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

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

"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 a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss'."

"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."

"I drink too much coffee."

"I love being my husbands wife."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

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