“Acting was all I ever really wanted to do.”

“Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.”

“For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, surviving in between by waiting tables, painting houses, serving coffee, and temping.”

“I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.”

“I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.”

“I drink tons of water. When you're puffy, you think you can't drink water since you feel more bloated and gross but that's what you do to get the toxins out of your system. I put a little lemon in the water bottle that I carry around with me or drink a cup of hot water with lemon. It's a natural diuretic.”

“I have always been the girl who keeps on trying. I try! I try!”

“I loved campaigning for Obama.”

“I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.”

“I still like to make crank calls.”

“I struggle with control.”

“I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast cancer.”

“I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day.”

“I'm lucky. I've got pretty good genes.”

“I'm not a clean freak. My house is a mess.”

“I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead.”

“I've done every diet there is.”

“I've got four roommates and they all have fur and tails.”

“I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine.”

“My mom, she's a breast cancer survivor and because of that I had started getting mammograms once a year, starting at age 30.”

“My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.”

“My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.”

“People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion.”

“Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.”

“There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.”

“You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you.”