I have men in my life. I have a brother. So Maddox will have male teachers. I was raised without a father..

Artists raise their kids differently. We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house, we have books, ….

Every character is a part of you and a part of the character that you are going to evolve into that you are not yet..

I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powe….

There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And I think yo….

It's just such a freeing thing to set these great challenges for yourself, to travel, to learn more about the world, to just go out there and get cra….

We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkn….

This script was just so much smarter than usual and I'm just fascinated by human behavior..

I cry secretly. I don't really cry in front of anybody. I hate crying. I feel like it's not accomplishing anything. But when I lost my mother, I crie….

And it is a very important thing to be and do, if not the most important 'cause how you interpret a story can then make the difference. So it is a ve….

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to wri….

There doesn't need to be a God for me. There's something in people that's spiritual, that's godlike. I don't feel like doing things just because peop….

I'm hopeful that increased awareness of the issues in Africa will bring about a new wave of progress and activism among young people everywhere..

If you have enough people sitting around telling you you're wonderful, then you start believing you're fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and….

Family is what grounds you..

I 've been married so much in my life that I never really had lovers, so it's been a fun time. Hopefully the men are enjoying it as well..

I've often felt unattractive or different looking. As I've grown up, I've felt more comfortable in my own skin. It may sound cliche, but when you fee….

When I was growing up I never babysat. I was considered to 'punk rock' to be trusted with kids..

People will say what they want to say, and it's okay. And my life will go on, and I need to focus on my life. So, do I need to defend that I'm a dec….

I hide my emotions mainly because you don't want somebody to know that you feel sorry for them, because they will feel worse, or because you don't wa….

I have so many children. Half of mine are the ones that just must climb the tree, must climb the mountain, must get dirty, must jump off, flip into t….