"Do what you love doing."

"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."

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

"I drink too much coffee."

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

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

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

"I love being my husbands wife."

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"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."

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

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

"I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

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

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

"I can tend to over-think things."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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