I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life.

Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.

I like getting to be in the adult world a little bit and then getting to be in the mom world and cook dinners. And, for me, that balance is what makes it nice.

You don't get to be the bad mom and still succeed at your job and be tough. It's such a good job because it's so rare. It's a really rare job.

You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.