I hate birthdays. I thought that I only hated my own birthday, and then I realized that I hate my children's birthdays too.

It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.

I always felt too young and selfish to have children of my own.

The thought of being on my own really terrified me. But then I realized being alone is really a cleansing thing.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

When I was a 7-year-old girl, in my bedroom, on my karaoke machine, I would sing 'On My Own' or do a one-woman version of 'Les Miserables.'