“After I finished 'E.R.', I wanted to concentrate on re-examining what kind of actress I am and taking time for real-life things.”

“Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn't the bum on the street drinking Sterno; it's the working poor. They don't look any different, they don't behave any differently, they're not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that's it.”