I have a professional life, and so does the media. Let's face it: how can they come up with new gossip every day? So, they have to make stuff up about someone's personal life, which is fine.

I am learning aerobics and gymnastics, so I would love to do an action film.

Since I'm a highly self-critical person, I try to become better every day. I don't see the point of competing with anyone.

I am very selfish when it comes to choosing a film. There is no strategy as such; I take up anything that gives me a kick.

In the 5 years, well over 60,000 American families have been broken apart by the absence of insurance because the only way for parents to get treatment for their children is to turn the custody of those children over to the State.

When you have children, you don't have downtime, but I have a family life that is rich and fulfiling.

When my second child was born, I gave up acting - two young children out on the road was too difficult to manage. I'd always written, but began to do so with real commitment now that it was my only creative outlet. I used all my acting techniques to do it. I still do.

The hardest part about touring is being away from family and friends. When you're gone for a long time, it's especially hard for me to remember to keep in touch with certain people because there's so much going on on the road.