"Sometimes acting is really cool because it forces you to exercise certain muscles in your personality that you wouldn't normally be called upon in life."

"I've had Susan Sarandon play my mom, and now Lesley Ann Warren has played my mom, so if I could have Debra Winger play my mom, then I would have the trifecta of my favorite actresses playing my mother."

"Well, I don't know if this is true of everyone, but I have this relationship with my parents where, despite however mature or articulate or grown-up I think I've become, as soon as I go home, I turn into this petulant 13-year-old, especially with the tone of my voice."

"I know so many amazing actors who don't get work... and then there are a bunch of real duds that work all the time. The industry is just not fair in that way."

"I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times, and I can tell you that girl is genuine and funny with a great self-deprecating sense of humor."

"I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream."

"Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves."

"Have the courage of your desire."