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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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

"I drink too much coffee."

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

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

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

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

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

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

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

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

"Do what you love doing."

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

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