When I was 8, my favorite toy was a stapler. My brother was afraid of me.

I squirrel away sealed greeting cards that people give me so I can open them later when I'm having a bad day.

Your child's not looking at you and going, 'Mmm, I love a clavicle. Let me nestle into that.'

I felt like the news business was a little rough for me and a little sleazy. So I glided right over into acting.

It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait.

I'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor.