"Look, if you ask a child, 'Would you rather have a fulfilled mother or a stay-at-home Sylvia Plath,' they'll pick Sylvia Plath every time. But I think it's really important that children don't feel their parents' emotional lives depend on their success."

"I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need."

"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."

"One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check."