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My kids and my family are number one; I enjoy them the most.
My sons were so excited to be picked up in the limo and be part of everything. I think they are proud of me. They see me doing what I love. They get.
Well yes, my son was bar mitzvahed last April, after I made this film.
It's a topic that I was unaware of - you don't really think about the children of prisoners.
Right now, I'm a full-time working mom with love in my life and a job that I adore.
Less than Zero was not an easy movie to make. It was hard-fought for me to get. Even on the audition they did not want to see me.
I'd read articles about actresses who made it sound so easy to balance it all. I finally realized they were full-of-it!
It's based around a Jewish family but it really is a universal theme about getting along and coming along.
And we had a DJ - my childhood friend from Chicago came to be the DJ at our party out in LA. It was a party, rockin' and rolling, and it was dancing and fun. For me it was different; just to have family with us.
Being a working mom is not easy. You have to be willing to screw up at every level.
We are so lucky Americans are impressive with what they're willing to give. We get bashed too much. And, so many young people in this country give so much. They're not all gang bangers.
As a mom, I always feel I have to protect them. I talk about them because they are the most important things in my life but they are private people. I won't use them for my own press.
The great equalizer is health. If you don't have it, you're screwed.
It was hard to get a performance in, in Twister! So the fact that you loved it... Because it was all about the tornadoes, that movie!
If you can feed your family, give them an education, then you are a success.
So, do I think I'm missing something? I really don't, and I think that comes with age.
What was very important to me in my character is that I wanted you to believe that this mom, Joanne Fiedler, could be married to this dad. It was very important that I show that this dad had good qualities and why I was with him and would fight for him to get past his demons.
Hopefully this movie will help people understand that if a child is never given the tools to know how to love others and love and respect themselves, this is what happens.
The kids don't feel as isolated because they have a shared experience. They are all in the same boat. Every summer, we take the sickest kids first.
I have three sons, a husband, parents, and I'll fight and get angry, but what is very important that I have found as I've matured, is that I have to move on.
They see a work ethic in both of us. But, they also see that my husband is more in control of his future, and I am more reliant on other sources for my career.
If you can laugh, you can get through it. In our house, we laugh a lot.
Special effects movies have taken over the universe. That and scary movies.
I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world.
That's human nature - the ups and downs.
And you can't make a mistake when you are reading the Torah, so you have men standing around who will correct you if you are reading it incorrectly.
Being a Hot Mom means being respected as a mom and a woman. And, the key to being a Hot Mom is having a sense of humor about yourself and all the crazy situations that arise.
The orthodox Jews get bar mitzvahed in groups the same morning. It's not a big deal.
Midwest kids got to summer camp. There is something very special about being away from your parents for the first time, sleeping under the stars, hiking and canoeing.
The great medical facilities are a relief for the parents, too, who don't have to think about caring for their young ones on their own for a weekend. They have a great time.
It is old-fashioned moviemaking, actually. Really good story. Really good script.
I'm at a time in my life where I'm so filled up that I don't want more.
Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic.
Two years ago I created Painted Turtle Camp in Lake Hughes, California. Each week the summer camp welcomes children with a different disease.
To have to chant in a foreign language that is one of the oldest languages, in front of people, is a daunting task.
You never want to toot your own horn, but why not when you need money for your own horn!
It took $19 million to build The Painted Turtle.
I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children.
It's depressing and scary, but he needs to know the world around him because he's fourteen now and in two years he's going to drive. He needs to know what goes on out in the world. I'm not going to always be there.
I love music and I love to dance.
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