I was concerned about doing a sequel and repeating myself. That was before I read the script.

I wanted to play the part that Mary Kay played, the lawyer who wanted to have baby and felt her clock ticking, because it was something I could relate to.

I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever.

You can't go through life without your heart being bruised or broken. Otherwise, you're not truly, fully, a person.

I was raised in cities but I was raised in Texas, so there's a certain amount of connection to the earth.

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

Truth in art is truth n circumstances.

Thanksgiving is a sure index of spiritual health.

The blues is life itself.

I don't believe in regrets; I believe your future is in your tomorrows.

I come from a family of communist nudists. I was allowed to do or not do what I liked. My parents were not interested in whether I went to school or got drunk on white wine.

We have a deep need to affiliate, to be around people, and no creature on earth spends as much of its life depending on others as we do

Live every day like it is your last and learn everyday like you will live forever

I'm just looking to be in the best movies possible and do the best work possible and try to become a better actor and make better movies.

I remember my friends at primary and secondary school admiring my work and even paying me money for some of my pieces.