Emily Procter quotes:

I'm very self-conscious having my picture taken, so I clown around. My driver's license photo looks like a blonde Elvis.

I squirrel away sealed greeting cards that people give me so I can open them later when I'm having a bad day.

In college, I was a weather anchor for the local news. I would 'borrow' my forecast from The Weather Channel.

As comfortable as I was with my adoption, the nature-versus-nurture question has been a big one for me. I adore my parents, but I always wondered if I would feel a different kind of love-not more or less, just different-for someone who was biologically related.

I started crying the other day just thinking that the baby is going to leave me soon! You have this relationship with this person in your belly and it's really amazing.

What I know from my friends who are cops is they keep their houses very clean, because they say you never know if you're coming back or not.

180 episodes of 'CSI: Miami' and never the same lipstick twice!

I feel like 'CSI: Miami' was just a license to do all sorts of horrible things that I'd always wanted to do.

It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait.

I'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor.

To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.

I think that we could be more careful about what we're saying to young women in terms of their expectations. It's unrealistic to expect people to always be in designer clothes. Girls growing up deserve more freedom in how they look and how they feel about how they look.

I couldn't wait to look at someone who shared my genes. I thought my baby was going to provide a decoder key to my past. But then I looked at Pippa and realized, no, she's actually the key to my future.

I would love to tell you that I don't worry about losing the weight after the baby is born, but I do try to think before I eat. The first cookie? Definitely! But I try to think about if I really want to do the extra sit-ups before I eat the second one.

I'm going to let myself off the hook, because if there's one thing that is not my focus at the moment, it's how much I weigh.

My house is very serious. It's a lot of antiques, and the way I decided to liven it up is, I paired it very vibrant colors and - bugs I think that they're pretty. And I think that they're fascinating and they're natural.

It's funny, because I did all of these interviews as soon as I had the baby, and they were asking questions, and I really didn't have an idea of anything, because I was so blurry.

My house is very serious. It's a lot of antiques, and the way I decided to liven it up is, I paired it very vibrant colors and - bugs... I think that they're pretty. And I think that they're fascinating and they're natural.

It's really fun at night, because I can see the baby kicking. I can feel the knee or the foot. The baby is starting to get heavy, and it's a really incredible feeling. I'm so grateful I get to experience this.

I never wear pants in my life. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss wearing pants. For the first time in my life, I miss my pants.

If you live in a small space, you should do the things that make it feel luxurious.

Your child's not looking at you and going, 'Mmm, I love a clavicle. Let me nestle into that.'

I am hoping this is my year to have children. I understand that I am possibly more European in my views of marriage. I am not going to say I'm not going to get married, but it's not my priority.

When I was 8, my favorite toy was a stapler. My brother was afraid of me.

I always felt my emancipation into truly being a grown-up was when I had to figure out how to fold up a king-size fitted bottom sheet on my own.

I felt like the news business was a little rough for me and a little sleazy. So I glided right over into acting.

It's so nice after 10 years as a blond actress in Hollywood to have people let you do smart things.

Having a crying baby is inspiration to get the job done quickly.

It's not a bad idea to be single, so I can concentrate on my job.

It's amazing what sleep does for your looks.

I can feel the knee or the foot. The baby is starting to get heavy, and it's a really incredible feeling. I'm so grateful I get to experience this.

Before you're a mom you don't know what gear is going to be relevant.

I always wear high heels.

I've always known I was adopted.

My cat, Kevin, has adorable habits - he waits for me while I'm showering because he loves to have his face washed when I'm done. And he also knows I keep treats for him beside the bed; he loves his treat at night before he goes to sleep - you know, like all men!

The only important thing in this life is to figure out how to use the experiences that you have to make the world a better place.

Getting pregnant wasn't easy, and I found that devastating. I really beat myself up for waiting so long when I'd always wanted children and family had been the basis of my happiness my whole life.