In my life, I’ve experienced a loss of trust, a loss of money, and the loss of marriage. And yet somehow, I came to believe in myself as a woman. I allowed myself to be loved, and I love myself, and forgive myself the choices I’ve made in the past. I forgive other people that I feel have let me down or hurt me, or people that you know were not up to whatever the relationship was supposed to be. I’ve also faced the loss of being a leading lady, and unfortunately, they don’t want to make too many movies about women our age. But, I have a new career playing funny, sexy middle-aged women. And there are some great character roles that I’m being able to play now instead, such as my new Miss Marple movie, which was wonderful. So, I’m really kind of opening myself up to almost starting again, in some ways as an actress, and that’s actually exciting to me.

This week I’m involved in so many different projects that it’s really exciting, but also very tiring since I’m flying all over the country. All of the things that have happened to me in my life right now, and my career have come because of challenges. Specifically, overcoming challenges in terms of acting. The age-related challenge has transformed me into playing comedic middle-aged women, which I never imagined would happen. And now I’m noted as a comedian, rather than just a straight actress. Of course, “Wedding Crashers” started it all, and then all the television shows like, “In Case of Emergency” and “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Modern Men.” And now I have a new film coming out starting May 11 in various markets called “Blind Dating.”

So, I’m embracing the new, rather than being unable to let go of the past. And I’m trying to feel good about myself. I look at myself and I ask what can I do? What can I uniquely do? And I’m doing things now that I’ve never done before. And it’s really exciting. I feel like I’ve started a whole new life. It’s not just about money, it never has been, because everything I do comes from my heart. It’s about passion. If it’s successful and if it helps to pay the bills, that’s an extra plus. So, I don’t think about it in terms of what will make money. I think more about what is it that I can do, what I can contribute. And for some reason you know, it’s always been said that what you give out always comes back and it seems to.

I always quote my mother. She always said, “You know when you have times of trouble, give to somebody, and don’t expect anything in return. You can only ever do your own best.” So, some combination of that really is what I’m putting out there.