I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I thought, I'm just not going to be able to pull this off.

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In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to...

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to...

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's...

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's...

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up...

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up...

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long...

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long...

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I...

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I...

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out...

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out...

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want...

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am...

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If...

It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is...

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is...