Kate Hudson — American Actress born on April 19, 1979,

Kate Garry Hudson is an American actress. She rose to prominence in 2000 for playing Penny Lane in Almost Famous, for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Raising Helen, The Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree, Fool's Gold, Bride Wars, and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. She played Cassandra July in the musical comedy-drama TV series Glee... (wikipedia)

I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says they've seen more than they could ever possibly tell you.
I'm not afraid of heights. I rock climb. I can repel off the side of a building.
I did not like leaving them when they were little or big. You have to have priorities regarding what you will allow to take you away from your kid.
Honesty will never break you.
I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.