"I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.  For most of the world, it's really a necessity.  The stay-at-home mom is over not just because of women's liberation, but because of men's liberation from wanting to be the breadwinners."

"Being a mother is the hardest full-time job.  I feel so overwhelmed by it.  I am lucky because I have time with my kids now, and I can afford to have help.  I'm always amazed by single mothers who work multiple jobs and have no help.  I'm fortunate to be blessed with a job that's not really labor intensive.  I'm [at Live with Regis and Kelly] at 8 a.m. and done by 10 a.m."

"I earn very good money, and I can have as much support as I need.  But I am not going to be a mother who uses a nanny to do all the hard work while I have fun."

"I'm always going: 'Oh my god.  I'm a crap mother.'  I want to get home and put my kids to bed and then sometimes, if I am spending a lot of time with my children, I think 'Oh God, I just want to be an artist.'"

"Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breaths and hope we've set aside enough money for our kids to have therapy."

"My friends who are actresses and who have babies are with them every day.  You can work and still be totally involved with your baby."

"I never thought I'd be one of those moms who would have trouble going back to work, but I did.  I thought it was going to be easy to juggle everything, but half the time, I run around with my hair on fire."

[On being a working mom] "I'd like to sleep a tiny bit more, but it's all good."

"My tastes [in work projects] are even pickier than they've ever been.  To pull your focus away from your family life, it has to be great."

"I've done everything career-wise that I wanted to do."  [Explaining her recent time away from Hollywood] .