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

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

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

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

"I drink too much coffee."

"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."

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

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

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

"I love being my husbands wife."

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

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

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

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

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

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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'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 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."

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

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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

"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. "