"Do what you love doing."

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

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

"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."

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

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"I love being my husbands wife."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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