I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than strai….

I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious..

I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time..

Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will..

It's important to being a healthy person. So while you're here on the earth, you might as well enjoy it. And it's hard to enjoy things when you're cr….

Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given….

I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time. And good training, which we were lucky to have. An….

I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful..

The fact of the matter is, if you have to have a process, I think, to figure out how to make everything work together, you just don't get that. But m….

We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard..

It's incredibly, incredibly difficult to get a movie made..

Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big..

I don't think it's very healthy to hold people to idealized views. I think that's a certain stage in life, something kids do. You have to go through ….

Bulgaria is fascinating. Because it had been a Communist country until the mid-80s, so it had just recently transitioned. And there were still the po….

I want my kids to experience passion. I want them to see that I have things I feel passionate about because it is such a great feeling to really love….

It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard b….

As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be a….

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick..

You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person, so to me, the context and the framework of trying to do what you love and feel passionate about, in sup….

I think that everything's hard now anyways, so you might as well do stuff that you love and believe in..

I love Chicago. It's such a great town, and it's got great culture and great history, and it's not as extreme as LA or New York, and it's just- it's ….