Mary-Louise Parker

I like A&E. I like those corny intimate-portrait things. They're so kind of ingenious and artificial and soothing.

I have to say, I haven't really worked with that many people in my career that I haven't liked, which I think is really rare.

I just want to make lunches and organize my kids' playroom.

I never feel more useful than when I'm making my kids a bowl of soup.

I certainly was never the pretty girl at school, but I can go to a lot of different places with this face.

I'm not comfortable with getting a job by being at the right Hollywood party; I'm not a terribly sociable creature.

I enjoy cooking and baking. Alicia Silverstone's vegan cookbook is awesome.

It's good to feel stupid sometimes and do things that are out of your comfort zone.

I like to pretend that I'm a tough guy. It's kind of an admission of defeat if I have to ask for help - or even kindness. But if it doesn't come, at some point I snap and demand it.

I do love my avocados, which are great for the skin. I eat pretty healthfully.

People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life.

I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.