Growing up, I always had my dreams set on being an actor, so I looked up to Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn.

We had such a wonderful set of circumstances in Wilmington. Yes, the four of us became famous literally overnight, but we were in a small town and we always knew when people were coming down. We always knew when to behave.

I'm learning every day, and I have been since the minute I became a mom.

It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores.

I have always chosen roles that I believed in - not ones that I thought might further my career.

People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.

I like writing, and I enjoy the production part a lot, actually. It gives you longevity in a career, where you know sometimes you might not always have the time to do the parts you want to do.

Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent.