Your Empathy For Other Mothers

Art And Activism Seem To Go Together Naturally, The Idea Being That If You're An Entertainer, You Can Have A Voice, And If You Have A Voice, You Can Make A Difference. But If I Were Not An Actress, I Would Still Try To Extend Myself Beyond My Little Micro-universe Of My Job, Family And Personal Joy.

People Often Say That 'beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder,' And I Say That The Most Liberating Thing About Beauty Is Realizing That You Are The Beholder. This Empowers Us To Find Beauty In Places Where Others Have Not Dared To Look, Including Inside Ourselves.

When I Started Acting, I Was Told Over And Over Again, 'you're No Good.' But I Said To Myself, 'you've Got To Keep It Up.'

When I Finally Decided To Leave School And Pursue Acting, My Parents Didn't Take It Very Lightly. My Friends Thought That It Was The Tackiest Thing They'd Ever Heard Of. Acting Was Really Beneath Them. They Couldn't Believe That I Would Want To Become An Actress. Not Now, Of Course.

What You Need Is One Black Dress I Call Plan B. It Doesn't Have To Be Fabulous, It Just Looks Good, Covers Up The Problems And Is Neutral Enough For Dinner, Business, A Date, A Funeral. You Don't Overwear It, You Don't Overwash It, Because The Plan B Is - Gold.