I feel very strongly that if something happens to another mother's kid that it happens to my kid.

It's something that I feel strongly about,

When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.

Ladies, stress shows on your face. Happiness is the true beauty weapon."

As quoted in The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets ( Kym Douglas / Cindy Pearlman, 2006)

I just want my kids to love who they are, have happy lives and find something they want to do and make peace with that. Your job as a parent is to give your kids not only the instincts and talents to survive, but help them enjoy their lives."

(The Power of One: Belief.net Interview; July 2005)

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.