I do a lot of writing about my family.

"Married with Children" was racy, it was sexist, it was a lot of things, but mostly it was funny.

I was very rebellious.

I had to accept the fact that sometimes things happen that are out of our hands.

You realize mortality is everywhere.

The reason people are watching women in their mid-fifties is because a lot of those women feel great and have different, interesting stories to tell.

Um, I have an enormous faith in God. I have an enormous support system that also has that same belief.

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done.

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, and a lot of folk music.

I loved Peg Bundy. I am so happy that I got to do that. It was really fun.

It's sort of the mixed blessing of being on television for so long in one thing; sometimes that backfires, in that you're not able to continue on.

Sometimes love cut so deep it causes terrible pain, or crossed paths with the joy of his present experiences.

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

The easiest way to make a fruitcake is to buy a darkish cake, then pound some old, hard fruit into it with a mallet. Be sure to wear safety glasses.

When it comes to little girls, God the father has nothing on father, the god. It's an awesome responsibility.

But on the extremist side I didn't get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me.

I'm a compulsive sneaker collector, mostly limited edition.

Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.

I have come to believe that one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger are more bearable than injustice.