"I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked."

"My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education."

"It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress."

"No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful."

"I never let schooling interfere with my education."

"It's like those high-school yearbook photos that everyone would rather not see: Oh my God, look at that mullet hair. I have those photos too, but for me, they're, like, entire movies. And they show them on cable."

"Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education."

"Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree."