And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.
As we speed along this endless road to the destination called who we hope to be, I can't help but whine, 'Are we there yet?'.
The arts were a big part of my childhood. We went to the theatre and opera a lot as a family. We were not at all wealthy, but it was at a time when the arts were publicly funded and there were free tickets available. For someone like myself who wasn't that academically inclined, it was a great escape.
Do we need distance to get close?
I expect I should be more calloused by now, but I am so sensitive about not ever living up to anybody's worst idea about an actor who is well-known.
We're all separate and individual people.
A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!
I don't know what I can do about the aging. Yes, I am aging. Oh my God, I'm aging all the time. It's like those flowers that wilt in front of you in time-lapse films. But what can I possibly do? Look like a lunatic?
I think the things that are more painful to me are not the intrusion of paparazzi, it's the lack of civility that I find more intimidating and far more painful an experience. It's the lack of critical thinking. It's the endless snarky, mean way we talk about each other, we approach each other. The anonymity of being cruel, the delight in tearing people down. The tabloid era that we find ourselves in is a cultural boneyard, and that is painful to me.
So we strive for perfection in the areas in which we can control, and that isn't necessarily what provides contentment and joy for ourselves and, more importantly, for our children.
I think people can find a breath and listen sometimes.
The great challenge for me is to be all things to all people; I want to be a great mother, and I want to feel good when I'm at work.
~As a working mother high heels don't really fit into my life anymore - but in a totally wonderful way. I would much rather think about my son than myself.~
I eat everything. I'm just an eater. If it's free, I honestly eat everything.
I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.
I tell my friends married life is boring, but that's just a fun thing to say to make single people feel better.
People always assume that I'm some sort of party girl, and that's such a misconception because I like staying home.
Someone once said that two halves make a whole. And when two halves move in together, it makes a whole lot of stuff.
Someone once told me that children are like heroin. You always want more. Yet first-borns are special because you'll never have your first child again.
The firsts go away - first love, first kiss, first baby. You have to create new ones.
When I go to a premiere I like to borrow lovely clothes and shoes from designers. It's like the library: if you return them in good condition, you get to borrow more. I'm very lucky.
My involvement with UNICEF is particularly important to me because it is UNICEF that introduced me to volunteerism, thereby helping me to set my own personal standard of contributing my time and giving back to others. Working on behalf of UNICEF's lifesaving efforts is one of my most valued roles.
I strangely feel better before I go through hair and makeup. Maybe that's just because I feel like me.
I'm always nervous before a job! I always think I'm going to be fired, I always think I can't do it. I always think I'm going to disappoint somebody, myself included.
Fashion is not a luxury, it's a right
