When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt.

The older you get, the more you realize that the way you look is a reflection of how you treat yourself.

There's nothing I love more than a good cry.

I feel like I'm one of the happiest people I know.

I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a second.

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat.

I travel all the time, and I have two small children.

I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century.

I just love to make a whole roomful of people laugh.

I haven't frequented a nail salon in a long time.

The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to do their jobs.

You may not be the smartest, richest or best looking person but you're probably not the dumbest, ugliest or poorest either.

Awakening Call: You're Not in love if it carries a burden.

If you can't take a small loss, sooner or later you will take the mother of all losses.

My mom always wanted me be a ballerina, and I was just adamant that I wanted to be a track star. I wanted nothing to do with ballet.

I spent several years in the film finance business, but I returned to what I loved most about the industry - actual filmmaking, producing, writing and directing.

Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.

I think that most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird.

I never used to get homesick when I first moved to L.A.

You've seen how actors make movies like Star Wars and stuff. They're never really there. They're in front of a green screen just pretending to be jumping around.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.