I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.