Medicine is so fascinating.
You know, Boston people are full of sauce.
Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.
Where I come from, you don't just say, 'Oh, I'm going to become an actor.' Talk like that and they think you're crazy.
My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.
Cancer is something that touches everyone's lives.
I want to teach my daughter the importance of exercising and eating healthy as she grows up.
You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them.
Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work.
Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps.
I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.
I just worry about the girls who look up to me. I don't want them to think I starve myself or don't eat, and that to be like me that's what they have to do.
Want is misery.
I am who I am, a Southie.
It's easy to get lost in the baby. You have to make sure you give your husband attention.
If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for that and act accordingly, you know?
I went up a pants size during my pregnancy.
Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like scrambled eggs or soft tofu, almost like a gel. The brain controls so much of what we do, but you could put your finger right through it.
Being a mother is magical.
This is Hollywood. People don't admit mistakes.
