I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and just concentrate on the work.

I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff. I think it's so cool.

You better get as much work as you can now because, once you get over 40, it’s over.

The biggest challenge is the chaos of parenthood, which has honestly been such a welcome challenge - bring it on, I say!

Breaks are good because you need breaks to be more creative. It's hard to come up with that creativity and the stamina for that creativity, all the time.

Doing something completely different than acting for awhile is really important.

I love female-driven drama, and those kinds of characters. I really love complex women.

When your life is stormy, take a refuge to a port: To music or to literature, in short, to art, to any kind of art!

Ambition has its disappointments to sour us but never the good fortune to satisfy us.

When I drank, the part that felt dangerous and needy grew bright and strong and real. The part that coveted love kicked into gear. The yes grew louder than the no.

I find looking forward scary because you might die.

It might sound silly to some people, but if anybody wants to spend time to go out and glide on waves, it just feels like they have an appreciation for the joy of life and must be an okay person.

Design adds value faster than it adds cost.

Passion is very important; if you don't love what you do then you're probably doing the wrong job.

This is going to be a hard task for you, first to attain and then to lose - because you can lose only something which you possess. If you don't possess it, how can you lose it?

All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.

All in their lifetime carve their own soul's statue.