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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

"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."

"I love being my husbands wife."

"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."

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

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

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"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."

"Do what you love doing."

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

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

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