I had a great childhood. My priorities were straight.
I was quite academic, quite geeky when I was a kid. I was more interested in going to school than I was in becoming a film star or something.
When a kid plays football games before he attends a class, something is wrong.
I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that's what I spent most of my time doing.
I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care.
Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.
My parents thought it was really important that I grow up with the high school experience, because if I was going to continue acting, there was always going to be time to do that.
Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to having yielded to these pressures.
The desires of adults are not more important than the needs of children.
When I was young, I didn't really think about anything other than sports.
My boys told me they'd rather play than practice.
A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster in keeping it that way.
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.
I put my friends and family first. I'm really just a normal thirteen-year-old girl who has a different hobby than most girls my age. Acting is kind of an extracurricular activity.
