I Did 'the Karate Kid,' Then I

It Took A Lot To Get Attention In My Family. No Wonder I'm An Actress.

Sadness, Joy, Wonder - All Feelings Come From A Place Of Grounded Strength That Comes From Trust In Yourself. We Spend So Much Time Trying To Control Our Feelings Out Of Fear That Something May Happen, That Somebody May Not Love Us, Or Walk Away Or Die. It's Only When You Stop Living In That Fear Of What Other People Might Do To You Or How They Will React, Only Then Are You Free To Be Alive.

When You Get Into Your 40s, It's All About Lighting. It's Hard. You Have To Face Whether The Way You Look Is Your Self-worth Or Not. Once You Get Beyond That, It's All About What's In Your Heart.

I See Myself At A Certain Age As Not Being Able To Play The Kind Of Parts That Would Keep Me Stimulated, And I Can't Imagine My Life Ending Professionally The Moment That I've Got To Go To The Plastic Surgeon And Have My Face Rearranged.

Growing Up With Three Boys In A Heavily Male-dominated World, I Especially Needed To Express Myself As A Woman.