Always take the job, pursue the life, and have the friends that allow you to have as much freedom as possible.

I have never met a mentally strong person who wasn’t a voracious reader.

If you don’t give yourself permission to create a new world, chances are nobody else will.

Everything that happens in your future is a direct result of what you do today.

The only way to learn new things is to ask questions and be curious. Find the people who inspire your curiosity because those are the ones you will most learn from.

The more grateful you are, the more you attract things to be grateful for.

I'm just getting used to all the interviews and promo things, I'm slowly learning. It's very strange.

I like to feel that what I'm doing portrays this: a family where there is love between mother, father and the kids. It's a subject that is near and dear to me.

I never knew how empty the world could be, how colorless, until I tried to live in it without you

I love telling stories; I always have, and I think women need to be more proactive about telling their own stories and sharing their points of view. So that's definitely a goal for me.

One thing I can say about the Dallas Cowboys: They have always had talent around them. They have been one of the most talented football teams in all of football.

When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands.

I left the Midwest thinking I didn't fit in. But when I got to New York, I realized how truly Midwestern I was.

There is a perfect someone, even if the road to that someone isn’t all that perfect.

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded.

Big dress, cocktails, party - I love that. It is my work, but my work allow me to have glamour, to wear beautiful and amazing dresses, to go to big ceremonies.