"There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost."

"An audience is going to be able to find a little bit of Dorothy in themselves and relate to this woman.: roles like Dorothy Day are so rare in Hollywood."

"Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again."

"I'd love to have the opportunity to sing in a Disney movie."

"Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me."

"I find nothing wrong with the naked body."

"Hollywood is a world all its own."

"I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me."

"They used to say I was a younger Winona Ryder and that always made me laugh because I'm three years older than she is."

"I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that."

"I think to be in politics you have to have the taste for blood on that."

"First of all - I only believe what I see."

"I went to Marymount College in New York City with a lot of kids whose parents paid their way, and I wouldn't even have thought of asking my parents - they couldn't afford it, not with six kids!"

"But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style."

"I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listening to rock and roll until I was maybe sixteen."

"Children are so creative and imaginative that they just bring you to life all over again."

"A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick."

"I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college."

"I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't come so quickly, I would still be pursuing it."

"I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun."

"Growing up Catholic has been a gift."

"I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that."

"We're not all called to be Dorothy Day."

"You know, I like playing around with my voice and trying all different types of kooky voices."

"We have a world that is searching for answers, that is searching for a way back to spirituality."

"I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing."

"My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre."

"Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a big studio actress. I don't want to be in the limelight."

"I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people."