Actress

I love to ski and drive fast cars and the thrill of exciting things.

I've picked up a lot of fans from doing 'Ugly Betty': a lot of teenagers who didn't even know I had a singing career.

When Cuba Gooding Jr. and I were doing 'The Trip to Bountiful,' we would always go to BXL, a Belgian restaurant/bar. It was across the street from the theater, and they have amazing mussels.

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.

My parents were always supportive. They didn't say, 'Get a real job.' They believed in the arts, and they prepared me to be skilled. I'm lucky I can drop into these worlds - into a studio or onto a set or go on stage - and feel comfortable.

I love working out in groups - I love the community of it and the energy, and I love great instructors who inspire you and make you sweat!

New York is my home.

My parents are both teachers, so we had the summers off.

I'll get mad, but then I'll let it go. It's not worth stewing over for the rest of your life. You've got to move on and let it go.

And when people give me their word, I listen to them.

You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.

I am lucky to have three daughters who are completely different. I look at my daughters and I have different relationships with all three and there are parts of each personality that are very special.

Good work is such an incredible payoff. And I know that I'll be working until the end, because good work excites me.

Broadway is really my life.

I don't really shop a lot, just cause I'd rather not spend my money on clothes.

And at 19, you think you rule the world, and you can control things. And a lot of times, you don't.

It's not like I refuse to try roles other than being a strong female boss, but I am 54, and I'm happy I'm still being sought after and that I have a career that allows me a lot of creativity.

I danced modern dance my whole life, and it makes me feel young again.

There are a lot of things that you don't realize that your parents are going through when you're a kid.

Kids are on their keyboards so much, between their smartphones and laptops, no one writes anything anymore. It's atrocious.