Bonnie Hunt

To have children on the set, you realize that if a 10-year-old can do it, who are you kidding? It humbles you. ”

I'm from an Irish Catholic family. ”

Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah, she was learning and we were learning with her. And I think that's really was the seed that was planted for all of us to just hang in there with her. ”

Because I've been so blessed with a background in nursing and spent so much time with patients at a really intimate, vulnerable time in their lives, the one lesson I've learned is that you never turn down a challenge where you can keep your creative integrity and your heart and soul and your sense of self. ”

The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest. ”

My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here. ”

When I first landed at Pixar, I felt like I found this creative oasis with John Lasseter... It's what you thought Hollywood was going to be. ”

When you're an actress, you are a part of the storytelling process. You have to do the same thing when you direct. ”

I thought of school as a captive audience. It gave me a chance to work on my material. ”

But I'm thrilled to be employed, and to work with all my friends and people that I admire. You're just lucky to work - that's the bottom line. ”