I don't think any extremism is rational.
In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.
The important thing is that when you correct your children, they see what they've done wrong and why you're upset.
They tell us in magazines and in ads, 'Oh, you should look like this, you should wear this, you should look like this movie star, or you're nothing.' And so we're all totally unsatisfied.
I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.
Everybody says 'Good Morning' in Harlem because it's true! And that's lovely.
I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works.
All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is.
Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.
I'm not a big fan of mediocre.
I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me.
In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.
I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.
I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.
Whether you win or not, the night the Oscars are over, the curtain goes down and you go back to the grind. Period.
As a mother, I love the Leapster handheld because it really delivers on educating children while they play. My daughter enjoys it because it's fun and touches on all of the activities she is interested in - videos, books and art.
In Hollywood, a lot of acting feels like grandstanding.
My work often takes me away from my family for long periods of time, so I've really come to appreciate the time I do spend with them.
I always wanted to be in movies.
So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.
