I've always played way older than my age. It's the experience behind my eyes or something.

My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.

I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.

Becoming a mother has been the best thing ever for me. It's become my life's work. Not just parenting, but sharing information and encouraging other women to be receptive to the basic nature of motherhood.

The thing that I like about Pee-wee is it can exist on the level of midnight college cult movies that the hip kids are into and, at the same time, it could be something a kid and his family watch together. Being able to straddle both lines of being subversive and, at the same time, very inclusive - I love that about the character.