I Spent My Whole Life Trying To

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.

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.

For Many Years, I Decided Not To Do Television Because I Have Three Children, But Now My Youngest Is Finally Old Enough To Be In Kindergarten. So I'm Not Feeling That Kind Of Tug Of Not Being With Her As Much.

After Three Major Movies, I Was Like, 'oh, I Guess You're Supposed To Get A Publicist?' Girls That Are In The Business Now That Are Successful Are More Savvy.

I Have Worked With Another First-time Director Who Was Not That Open, And It Was Probably One Of The Worst Experiences I Ever Had, So My Antennas Are Really Out.