Nothing seemed as scary as waking up at 40 and realizing that I had not lived a very courageous life.
I think America may be growing up and accepting the fact that the bulk of life exists beyond 50. Because demographically... the vast population is over 50.
Growing up I always loved films that transport you to another world and has things you never see in every day life.
Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.
Growing up, my imagined life as a musician was something along the lines of me lounging in a Learjet en route to a swelling outdoor amphitheatre on a dazzling summer's eve.
Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.
If my life were a song it would probably be titled 'Roller Coaster', up and down all the time.
My reward in life for growing up a little bit was that Mary Steenburgen came into my life, and we have been together for 19 years.
My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of 'The Color Purple.' It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.
Then I became a mother and it just fills every space, that isn't filled with something else important. It's just like this incredible balloon that blows up and fills life up.
I grew up learning from a father who said, 'When you make a mistake or you make a bad decision, you man up and take responsibility.'
I never thought to myself, I'm going to grow up and fall in love with a man or I'm going to fall in love with a woman because my mother is a lesbian.
But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from.
I love wearing my hair curly, but turning the curling iron all the way up creates curls that look really made up and artificial.
I love my Disney fans. A lot of the kids want to grow up and push away from that image, but I don't feel that way at all.
Part of growing up is realizing you learn to love so many people. It's about forming those relationships and finding what will last forever.
How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way up and down?
I love the ocean; growing up around Laguna Beach, I spent my summers surfing, diving, and snorkeling.
So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love.
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
I love movin'. I was observant growing up, watching Michael Jackson and John Travolta. I'd close my eyes, see the moves.
