I'm a very ritualistic, routine-oriented person, and I discovered over the years that I love working Monday through Friday.

Obviously, it wasn't meant for me to die of cancer at 40. Every day my life surprises me, just like my cancer diagnosis surprised me. But you roll with it. That's our job as humans.

The common misconception is that as an actress you have to learn what you're doing. No, you just have to make the audience think you've learned it.

I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.

I don't have examples in my life of people who are all good or bad; I have deeply loved many people who are both, and I relate to those kinds of people on a far greater level.

But I've always been hard to cast, I've never been an ingenue, I've never been the romantic lead. I'm an actor; give me the script and I do what I do and hope it's good.

I was a young kid from Long Island who wanted to do something large with her life, so I can relate to that.

I've never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.

One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.

I sort of love reading the scripts and going, 'Oh wow, what a great idea. I never would have thought of that.

All I ever wanted to do was act. And pay my bills

It is better to find your courage to make changes when you can choose to rather than being forced to. If you do not make change, change will make you.

Tears have always been easier to shed than explain.

BIGGER THE THOUGHT, DIFFICULT TO CAUGHT, TO SURVIVE IT TAUGHT, WITH HOPE WE FOUGHT, SUCCESS WILL BE BROUGHT.

The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands you need to be able to throw something back.

My great grandma, she's in her 80s, so she tells me a lot about the things she's seen. I learn a lot from her.

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.

I don't like being in houses alone.

Christ called as his Apostles only men. He did this in a totally free and sovereign way.