There are things in my life that are hard to reconcile, like divorce. Sometimes it is very difficult to make sense of how it could possibly happen. L….

I have a history, a long history of being stereotyped as a five-foot-two woman, which is very limiting. I've worked so hard to create characters that….

If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them..

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't….

We’re more than just our dresses..

Confidence is everything in this business..

I was debating whether to do Legally Blonde, and I saw this interview with Gloria Steinem about how important Goldie Hawn's role in Private Benjamin ….

I always let my husband read the script so he knows what's about to happen to his wife. When I played Cheryl Strayed in Wild, I'd get really mad abou….

It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table..

I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger th….

I'm encouraging these women, like Cheryl Strayed, to take the jump to writing for the screen. She is adapting her book Tiny Beautiful Things for us. ….

I grew up in Tennessee. We didn't know what Louis Vuitton was. I had to order all my prom outfits out of catalogs..

No woman's getting hired because of her potential. I hope that we can invest more in female potential..

Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart..

When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car..

You can learn a lot about yourself with what youre doing and who youre with on a sunday..

I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and don't spend a ….

God bless that women are free in America. We can say what we want, and I do think women will heal the world..

Obviously, this isn't the time in my life that I would have chosen to do this, but I feel like life gives you these challenges for a reason. I feel s….

It's important to do things that scare you to death!.

One honest voice is louder than a crowd..