I want my life to effect the balance to the positive.

My father taught me how to substitute realities.

Being a good mother is really so hard and so important, and it's this thing that all people long for. Think of all the soldiers who cry out for their mothers on the battlefield as they die. It's a primal relationship.

Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.

We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.

I did a Christmas movie where I played Mrs. Claus because my children's favorite movie of all time was a Christmas movie that my father did in which he played Santa, and I was like, 'How often do they make a movie about Mrs. Claus?' and, 'My kids will love this.'

I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning.

My father taught me how to substitute realities.

I have great respect for Harvey as an artist, and owe him and his brother a debt of gratitude for the early success in my career, including the Oscar.