I have a house here in California and come back every month and a half to see my kids. And they come to New York.

D.C. is more corrupt than Hollywood. It really is.

It took me a long time to grow up.

Love is possible as life is possible.

I'm not in the business of talking about what 'isn't.'

I never went to college. I was pregnant at 23.

All marriages have their phases.

Would I marry again? No. But never say never. Why marry? It's a beautiful fortress, but I don't need it.

What I'm looking for in people now is kindness.

I have Spanx on. Always! I have to wear them all the time!

Running gets everything done, doesn't it? Covers it all.

I'm trying to do the paleo diet. No carbs.

I love my life.

Maybe I'm a control freak.

I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society. If you have celebrity parents, it's not a good recipe for the kids, or anyone at any age.

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.

I just pray I can keep working. I just pray I grow old gracefully.

Hollywood is difficult to navigate if you have integrity, so I opted not to work if there wasn't enough to do in a role, which doesn't have to do with the role's size.

If there's nothing for me to do as an actress, then that's frustrating. I'd rather go work at a menial labour job, where I can actually get my hands dirty.

I'm really trying to be in the now - that's so spiritual and stuff. It's just so much more pleasant and sane.

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

I wouldn't be a good model for any designer's idea of what fashion is.

Entertainment and escapism - those are the bigger money-making films today.

With 'House of Cards,' you really get the heart and the meat of drama - and it's a thriller!