Quotes

I have so many messy moments.

Funniness is genetic.

Your audience is a lot smarter than you realize.

I love 'House' - I love 'House' so much.

If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and grow over the years.

I think a lot of times we can get distracted and not be in the moment with people and be missing all the life happening in the moment.

I hope my daughter knows that in our house we can make messes and have fun and we'll laugh through it. Granted I don't want her to trash the house, but we do make a lot of messes.

My friend, Sue Ann, in college pulled me aside and said, 'Honey I love you but you have got to start waxing your eyebrows. They look wild!' So thank you, that kinda changed my life.

I keep lip gloss everywhere. It always makes me feel like I am slightly put together.

I'm sure, to many people, my life is not that exciting, but to me every day is an adventure.

I keep my sisters on speed dial.

Now that I'm a mom, I'm way more laid back. If you come into my house, don't look for a coaster. Forget it. There is not a piece of furniture in my house now that is too precious.

Cut down on your use of plastic shopping bags because many end up in the ocean.

I don't want to live in a world where I could say to my daughter, 'There used to be turtles that swam in the ocean.'

I think we've all worked with that person at the office who takes themselves and their job so seriously.

I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program.

I got the wake-up call that no one is policing our oceans. I wondered, how can I do anything? What really can I do to make things better? There are some perks to being a celebrity. My job is to be funny once in a while, but it's my responsibility to make good use of it.

I have a very normal life. I go to the grocery store, I go to Target. I don't have an assistant, I don't have an entourage.

Being a parent is amazing.

I think it's a tough road if you're a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, if you have a partner, if you don't. It's the best job in the world, and the toughest job in the world all at the same time.

I think we want our kids to grow up to be people who can think outside of the box, be creative and innovators, sort of the forward-thinkers of our future. I think a way to inspire that is through art and music.

Here's the thing; I'm not in shape.

Seriously, I will probably out-talk you if you come up to me because I'm a chatterbox.

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

My mom, the fabulous Bertie Kinsey, is an amazing seamstress. She quilts and sews and is so crafty. We call her the Southern Martha Stewart!

I have a special place in my heart for working moms - it's a constant pull on your heartstrings.

I love hanging out at home with my kid. It's hard to get me to leave the house.

As a busy working mom I'm always pressed for time, so a quick and easy beauty routine is key!

I bring my bike to work, and I make laps around our parking lot on my lunch break.

I think that the biggest beauty essential is as simple as a good, full night's sleep.

My very sassy, older southern sister is very quick to point out that it's a luxury that my daughter gets to come to work with me. She does, and I have lunch with her every single day. My mom says I have 'high class problems.'