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I love to be busy and be challenged. I'm my happiest when I'm under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done.
I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to 'Talk Soup,' where I was writing and performing for TV.
I think that research is incredibly important and hopefully one day there will be a cure for cancer. They are making great strides.
I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race.
If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet.
It's a beautiful feeling to be out on the ice, breathing in the cold air and hearing the blades hit the ice. It's kind of romantic.
The Dodgers. My favorite hockey team is the Kings. I like the Clippers in basketball. And I like USC college. Football, the Giants.
You allow people to treat you the way they do. Your energy, confidence and attitude is the currency that others will transact with.
President Bush on Monday defended U.S. interrogation of terrorists, saying 'We do not torture.' He added, 'We freedom electrocute.'
My phone is trying to kill me. It is a battery-charged rectangle of disappointment and possibility. It is a technological pacifier.
There is nothing wrong with not wanting to be a hospitable person and have groups of people in your home touching your personables.
I have enjoyed anchoring at 'Headline News' but have decided that it is time for me to make a change in my daily professional life.
Sadly, of course, there is real evil in the world. You watch the news, and you see all of the people suffering and so much cruelty.
To tell you the truth, I see any revolution as basically a penmanship exercise. It all loops around and winds up where you started.
I stole comic books from my brother when I was a kid, but I was never like an avid fan. I can't claim to be like a comic book geek.
I'm rather a practical person. I just get on and focus on what I have to do. I just don't get sleepless or suffer from the jitters.
I love being outdoors, playing beach tennis, going for runs in the sand, or doing a three-hour hike with my best girlfriend, Mieko.
I love the ocean and have a passion for surfing, even though I'm not very good at it. I like getting out there and paddling around.
I told my mother at about the seventh year of therapy that I had been abused sexually by my father and she hung up the phone on me.
My dad was in the life insurance business, so I learned about selling when I was about 14 because I started working as a secretary.
My husband and I have very similar backgrounds even though we're years apart. So there are a lot of things that we basically share.
Babies are born whole and then they go through experiences in life that chip away at some of that, and it becomes learned behavior.
Amelie' was a very precise, a very composed performance - ultra-defined, down to the tips of her fingernails, the ends of her hair.
Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust.
Coming from the modeling industry I have to exercise a lot, but I do enjoy it... I don't want to put my swimsuit on if I'm not fit.
Dating is really hard because everyone puts on a front. It's really difficult to see who is who, so it is important to be yourself.
I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.
I called my mom sobbing when Birdie was a few months old and said, 'I'm sorry. All this time, I had no idea how much you loved me.'
I'm not ashamed of being a bubbly, funny person. I think that's as valid as being the dark, brooding, tortured Oscar-nominated one.
I think that once somebody sees something, or feels it in the consciousness of society, it starts to allow change for other people.
I struggled for a while, but when I was cast in an Off Broadway show called 'Once Upon a Mattress,' that kind of put me on the map.
I knew what show business was, which was why I didn't want in on that action. I saw what happens! You get it, and then you lose it.
My mom always worked, and I certainly don't want to look back and think, 'Well, I don't have kids, but I'm glad I did that sitcom.'
I think the only thing I knew for sure is that I wanted to, whatever I did, I wanted to travel with my work, an adventurous spirit.
I've been playing a lot of really strong, able woman, but I think it would be really fun to play a crazy drug addict, or something.
I think, being an actress, you know that you're getting old. I'm 44. I mean, an agent said when I turned 40, "It won't get better."
The best business decision I've made was to become a songwriter. I can't say that I have a worst, because I don't have any regrets.
Working with John Stamos is a ton of fun. He's just the biggest sweetheart - and he's just still gorgeous as can be. Such a hottie!
I think people who suffer from depression, unless it's post-traumatic, are probably going to struggle with it for their whole life.
My favorite meal is turkey and mashed potatoes. I love Thanksgiving, it's just my favorite. I can have Thanksgiving all year round.
Yeah, baby! I didn't get to keep the pink baby doll outfit, but I wish I did because people are always telling me I should wear it.
Every time I make a movie, I'm prepared for it to become influential and career-defining - but I have no control over these things.
With acting there are a lot more choices, With this, I either stick it or I don't. There's something really unforgiving about that.
I've been doing 'How I Met Your Mother' for so long, and it's been so great, and I just feel like it's second nature at this point.
Everyone has problems. When you think you want to end your life, maybe you could be there for someone else and can learn something.
I think as an actor, it's very exciting when you have a really fully realized, complex, multifaceted character already established.
When you're acting you put so much of yourself into working. As much fun as it is, it's still hard work and it's still a challenge.
People are never quiet. It's go, go, go. I'm a go-getter, but you need rest and silence, just to sit around and think about things.
It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard.
Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.