The realities of getting up in the morning with two children and being covered in spit-up and totally filthy make me excited to imagine clothes that aren’t made for baby puke. Dressing nicely is a dream now.
I definitely think the girls look too skinny now. I’m friends with models Helena Christensen and Linda Evangelista, and I remember Linda telling me that when she was a model in the nineties, a sample size was a 6 or an 8. Now a sample dress size is a 0 or a 2. That’s pretty alarming. There’s a lot of pressure on the models. It’s not healthy. I can’t even imagine what that’s like.
Hopefully, I can continue to do anything I want. I just want to do things that I’m passionate about in this life.
Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I’m happy.
Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.
I feel so blessed that I have a job where I can spend long periods of time with my family. Most moms don’t have that choice. But wearing so many hats – mother, wife, actress – does take hard work; you always have to be thinking about your family’s best interests.
Life excites me-just little, normal, everyday things. Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. Making food. I find it all exciting.
~[My son] is at that age now where he’s so loving and says the sweetest things to me. Of course, I still get karate chops and all those other sort of things, too.~
I have these slumber parties with my father [Steve Tyler], and when we can’t sleep we stay up all night trading beauty tips. He knows all about the good creams and masks.
Fathers are very, very important in building the foundations and self-esteem of children. For me, the way that I was raised, consideration, courtesy and manners are really key and I think the father plays a big role in setting an example to children in how to behave out in the world and how to treat people. It’s a little bit different when it comes from the dad rather than the mum somehow.
Sure, my childhood was unusual. All these eccentric, wild people frequented our home: rock stars, drag queens, models, bikers, freaks. But I was not this little rich girl. My mom and I lived in an apartment.
We put so much pressure on ourselves as parents to be able to do everything, but children are very grateful and understanding. I always find that quality time, even if you just get a little bit, really has a deep impact. But you also need them to know that they can make mistakes, and if they do make a mistake it’s OK for them to tell you and that they’ll get a second chance.
