"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 am such a scaredy-cat."

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

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

"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."

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

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

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

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

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

"I love being my husbands wife."

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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 drink too much coffee."

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

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

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

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

"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."

"Do what you love doing."