Mariska Hargitay

You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is, if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone!

Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.

When my body is strong, I feel stronger inside. I feel more capable of handling emotional situations. Usually I'm more of a inside-out person, but this was a great case of me from the outside in.

When you see a girl like me bustin' perps, there ain't no time to be pretty.

It's a new skill to have two children that want you at the same time.

As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.