I’d always done family-friendly stuff. I wanted to do a film where I could show my darker side and make people uncomfortable.
I don’t know enough about daytime, I think, to say anything.
I don’t think I’m great at acting. I think I’m great at directing.
My career has always revolved around what I do and don’t want my sisters and brothers seeing me doing.
I’m calling from my car, I’m sorry, I’m like running around like crazy.
I get pressure from my audience and my agents to be a ‘good girl,’ and I’m in the public eye, so if I mess up, it’s going to be all over the place.
When I shared a room with my sister Trisha, we drew a line down the middle. She had Laura Ashley stuff with flowers everywhere, and her whole side of the room was white, while my side of the room was painted, freaky and covered with stuff.
It’s hard when you look a certain way. I look All-American, sweet, girl-next-door, so naturally those are the parts that are going to land on my doorstep.
Comedy’s easy for me now – it’s all about timing and the way you deliver lines. I use facial expressions to get the point across.
This is the first time in my life I’ve had hair this short. It’s always been down to my waist. I can’t hide behind my hair any more.
Kids aren’t going to understand single life in New York City.
When I was shooting Drive Me Crazy, I wanted to go out with the rest of the cast and stay up late and play air hockey. I just wanted to have fun.
Eventually, everyone said, Why don’t you direct? It would save time. And that’s how it started.
Every prop, every shot, every pearl that rolled across the floor was exactly how I wanted it to be.
I didn’t get married. I do have a boyfriend. We live together.
If I’m going to do something a little bit more adult, I’ll do it if it’s going to be on at a different time slot or if it’s going to be something that kids won’t be able to get their hands on.
There was a big question as to whether or not different generations have grown up differently.
I’m singing background on one of Blondie’s songs on her new album.
When I first got pregnant, I freaked out. Then I had to remind myself: I’m turning 30.
In the Emperor’s New Clothes, they got a different celebrity to do each voice. They drew up a picture of each character and then each actor wrote their own part.
I’m not a happy-ending person. I want to know what happens once Cinderella rides off with Prince Charming.