My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.

My daily schedule is quite hectic, but I have to put my health first in order to be the best mom and wife I can be.

Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.

Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is, death ends. This? It can go on forever.

Dr. McDreamy, that's what I call Patrick's character. He's gorgeous, he's got a great body and he's got damn fine hair.

I just don't want to be self-obsessed.

This is Hollywood. People don't admit mistakes.

Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps.

Let's play a game of whose life sucks worse ... I'll win, I always win.

You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them.

Medicine is so fascinating.

Kindness is the ability to love someone in such a way that she will remember your kindness for the rest of her life.

That is what revolutionaries do. We sacrifice ourselves to save others.

Photography is an itch that wont go away. No matter how much you scratch it.

Family life is not a computer program that runs on its own it needs continual input from everyone.

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders.

After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.

Thanksgiving is the most complicated meal you can think of. Every night, dinner is just pasta. It's just different shapes of pasta.

Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.

Sometimes my body is aching, but I always think, 'Why am I in this? Why do I love it so much?' That's what makes me persevere, that's what makes me keep on going.

We can't control the world, but we can control our reactions to it.