Every once in a while, I'll have an acting role that allows me to look at something in my life and work it out.

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I don't strive for balance. I just try to get through my to-do list, with my kids' homework being at the top of it, and then try to prepare for the next audition or whatever scene I'm shooting next. Balance.

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I'm dedicated to bringing to life what the author is trying to portray. I try to make the producers cry and the crew laugh.

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I work out. I used to go to yoga every day. Now I just incorporate yoga into my warm-up and my cool down. I drink a lot of water, and I go to therapy.

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I get a thrill out of looking at my Twitter following and seeing how big it has gotten.

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My kids are resilient, I'm resilient, and I guess I am an optimist.

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My life guided me to express my full potential.

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Growing up, I didn't know about the Japanese internment camps until I saw a movie of the week as an adult. I remember going, 'How come that wasn't covered in history class?' Moving to California, you run into people whose grandparents lost everything and their businesses and were put in these internment camps.

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I'm very happy to be a working actor.

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Work is hard, but being a mom is harder.

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