There's always a different energy when you're surrounded by a group of women creatives.

My father and I are friends and my mother and I don't speak. It's a bummer. I miss her.

I think I'm comedy-attractive, but it's never gonna be me and Charlize Theron up there.

Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.

I don't understand how women can manage to get back in shape with a new baby and a job.

Skinny Cow ice cream and candy - like dancing - brings a little bit of fun to your day.

I have an old soul. I don't know any real-life lingo, so I have to take it from movies.

This film [the Cell] certainly is not meant for the girls who sing along with my songs.

With hard work, living a good life, you can do anything. You will be rewarded for that.

Throughout my career I've always felt like certain things come to me at the right time.

I would never speak about specifics in my own relationships because I think it's tacky.

Discipline tops my list of most-hated things, followed closely by portobello mushrooms.

From your first kid, your body still kind of looks the same once you get back in shape.

Everyone has areas they're not comfortable with, and mine are my bum, thighs, and legs.

It's amazing what it opens up in women when you tell them you've just played a midwife.

A lot of times when I'm not at work I like to let my face breath and not put makeup on.

I've made my share of mistakes, but had the good fortune to have them not be so public.

Am I a fool to hope for kindness/support from someone u have given nothing but that to?

I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early.

I've worked with Neil Jordan, who I really adore. We did The Brave One [2007] together.

I already have a production company called J Squared and we're working on two projects.

I found that the body, mind and spirit are all connected. They are not separate pieces.

I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.

We have a puppy named Lucy... two cats... goldfish... and Louis, our lop earred rabbit.

I've actually considered going with my married name, Julia Hall, but all the paperwork.

What changes with fame is the perceptions of the individual rather than the individual.

What gives you pleasure and joy? Let those be the things that lead you forward in life.

When the computer and tablets are all about playing games, thats not interesting to me.

I like that sense of family in my workplace, having the same pair of eyes to look into.

When I first started I was always known as The Girl on the Sitcom with the Funny Voice.

I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and in her. Bloody hell.

I really don't think that the Oscar changed my career much because I didn't want it to.

I hate dates. It becomes a weird auditioning process. And I've never had normal dating.

I have such a beautiful, strong family and friends, and they are like everything to me.

If people want to criticize a performance, that I understand. I think that's important.

For those with drive, wit, vision, ego and a masochistic outlook, there is always room.

'Encores!' is, to me, a wonderful, warm, welcoming place, and I hope it always will be.

The Forest of Arden, where I grew up, is where 'As You Like It' is set. It was idyllic.

I'm superstitious ... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.

If I'm not feeling good, I load on jewelry. It gives me energy and makes me feel happy.

You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.

It makes me sound like a domestic freak, but I care very much about my kids' nutrition.

To give up my job as a temp and actually make a living doing comedy, it was staggering.

I'm not a huge musical fan. It's like when people just jump out singing; it's not real.

My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them.

I get I style inspiration everywhere: the streets of New York, magazines... everywhere!

I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights.

I like the joy when you feed people and they're happy and full and enjoying themselves.

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