I was a dancer, growing up, and I definitely thought that was going to be my profession.

Growing up in North Carolina, my mom was always just sort of my mom to me. I never really recognized her as a famous actress. I'm always thrilled when she's cleaning out her closet. Last time, I got a pair of boots that she bought in Paris 20 years ago. I have completely worn them out.

I actually quit ballet when I was offered a job, an apprenticeship at North Carolina Dance Theater Company, run by John Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride, who are my idols. Everything sort of went perfectly. I was 16, and I was about to drop out of high school and become a professional ballet dancer.

I think gender parity is a crucial part of any healthy society. It's applicable to the entire world.

I've created an internal rule that Sunday is off-limits unless I put it on the schedule myself. That's family time.

If I ask you, 'What do you want out of life?' and you say something like, 'I want to be happy and have a great family and a job I like,' it's so ubiquitous that it doesn't even mean anything. Everyone wants that.

It is rewarding beyond words to rescue a dog from the shelter and have that dog become part of your family.

Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place.