Keri Russell

Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.

Acting is a strange profession, and, yes, sometimes I struggle with its worth, its value in the world.

I think people like to be thrilled and excited. And a scary movie is a safe way to do that because you're not actually doing it. It's entertainment. You know that you're in the confines of this two-hour space of safety in the movie house.

People still take it really personally. They come up to me at breakfast places like, 'When are you growing your hair back?'

While 'Felicity' was successful in the States, and I had opportunities to do other stuff, I didn't want to do anything to make myself more famous. I wasn't dealing well with the celebrity of all of that. I was 23 - just a kid - and not coming from money, it was all just too much. I just wanted to slow it down a little bit, and gain control.

People expect all women to react the same to pregnancy. But anyone who's been around pregnant women knows that it's not all cutesy and sweet. You spaz out and you're angry and you have tantrums.

Personally, I'm a real wimp with scary movies. I get so scared.

It's sad when girls think they don't have anything going on except being pretty.

I love doing laundry! It's so satisfying. I love the way it smells. I love doing the sheets.

People - not just in their teenage years - hold on to this fantasy of love when they're not ready to have a real relationship.

Dance is definitely what I love doing much more than anything else.

Who knows? Maybe years from now I'll be on a ranch in Colorado with 10 kids. The whole point of life is to experience a little bit of everything, and I think it's better when there are a few surprises thrown in.