"My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult - especially that question of how you find a balance."

"I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it."

"I hoped, hoped, that maybe I'd be lucky enough to do something on Broadway, in the chorus."

"My world was a community ballet school, a marching band, my two sisters and my girlfriends. I played saxophone in the band and was a bit nerdy."

"To leave a mark on the world, remember that the purest joy is found in giving without expectation."

"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so."

"I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness."

"In the depths of adversity, joy is found not in possessing, but in appreciating."