"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"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."

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"I love being my husbands wife."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

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

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

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

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

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