I grew up just outside of Austin, and my upbringing was fairly rural.

People in real life cuss God out when they're angry. That's all real.

I had no idea how to get guys to notice me. I still don't. Who cares?

I've always made the choice to do everything to my fullest potential.

I live in Florida and people are crazy here. And I say that lovingly.

Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others.

I wanted to tell the story of Luong Ung, who's a dear friend of mine.

One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act.

After you pray, accept, adapt and move on, .. That's what winners do.

I don't talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way.

I've been onstage once for one performance with four days' rehearsal.

You cannot live your life to please others. The choice must be yours.

The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.

To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.

The day my child tries a celery is the most stressful day of my life.

I did stand-up for my grandparents every day when I was, like, eight.

I still credit Adrian Lester with being one of my biggest influences.

It's important to have girlfriends, because guys tend to come and go.

I'm not inspired by any career because I don't have any expectations.

When you don't get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.

I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young; not her face.

Forty-seven is nothing at all, nor is any age unless you're a cheese.

You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Being inundated with constant "bad" news from the media doesn't help.

I think Halle Berry is one of the most beautiful women on the planet.

People say, 'I love my wrinkles.' I don't love my wrinkles - come on!

Everybody asks me questions about the inside of James Franco's mouth.

I don't think balance is ever achieved in the full sense of the word.

My children have grown up around animals. They're not scared of them.

One of the most important things for an actor is to observe humanity.

I don't drive. I live in L.A., but I take the bus. I know, I'm weird!

I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.

I feel so agitated all the time, like a hamster in search of a wheel.

My life is like a lone, forgotten Q-Tip in the second-to-last drawer.

The penalty for planting the wrong thing in the wrong place is death.

I haven't got many anecdotes. Maybe I should do something scandalous.

I've been mostly influenced by experiences in the theater growing up.

I never realized until recently how much my life parallels Peter Pan.

People have confused playing devil's advocate with being intelligent.

What can I say about Brian Williams. Nothing, because I work for NBC.

I like Instagram - I love pictures, I just dont take them very often.

Well, they know that I'm not very anxious to get into one hour again.

I think, like many women, I was judgmental toward women as they aged.

I like to play roles different from myself so I can hide behind them.

I couldn't do anything else, I enjoy it so much. But I find it tough.

The art world seems so much bigger than it was when I was growing up.

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us.

My first song, 'Just Becuz,' was co-written by the awesome Baby Bash.

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