I had the opportunity to attend a screening for The Closer where Kyra Sedgwick was available for a ten minute group interview. Not how I expected her to be at all. I thought Kyra was this delicate little wall flower who was soft spoken and poised. Turns out she curses like a sailor, has a great sense of humor, is really down to earth and as honest as can be. Makes me love her even MORE! 

The most shocking moment of the evening was when Kyra admitted she was an obsessive exerciser. I thought it was very brave of her to admit such a weakness to a crowd of women she didn't know. Luckily for Kyra, she is successfully battling that demon and is watching her daughter with a careful eye. 

I wish we each had some one-on-one time, but that wasn't how the event was planned. Thanks to Role Mommy for passing along the invite. Here is all I could get off of my tape recorder from the evening. Each question was asked by a different person in the audience. I had two of them.

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How do you remember your lines?

I do it by listening to a small tape recorder. Not a high tech digital one. I'm talking the old fashioned type. I listen to it as I walk everywhere. Even when I'm on the toilet and I'm not kidding. Women get that because moms are never alone when they go to the bathroom. I don't take a bath without my tape recorder. I listen to it over and over again all day long while I'm working.

What do you have to confess?

I guess this isn't a confession. But honestly, what I wish I'd done differently is that I wish I didn't feel so darn guilty about working when I worked because I never worked too much and my kids turned out really well. Every time I got a job I felt so fu&*ing guilty about it. I mean unless you've killed someone, honestly, guilt is a useless emotion.

I wish I didn't waste so much of my time feeling guilty.

How should we describe you?

Tall! Really tall! (laughs and lifts up her heels) Tell everyone I'm just really tired and shut down. 

As a working mother, how do you organize and manage your time?

That's funny! I don't. People literally walk behind me and gather everything I've dropped. I'm not the organizer. Organizing is great if you can do it but I can't do it.

I'm in the poopy diaper stage of my life. But I know you've been married for 20 years. How do you maintain such a happy marriage?

The first secret is not to be naive enough to think that there is a secret.  I think that's a start. How do we all do it? I got lucky. I really like him. I really lust after him still which is a good thing.

I think we are both similar in our managing styles. As far as changing the poopy diaper - whoever smelt it first always got to do it. Also when one of us worked, the other kind of stayed at home which was nice. I got good at being a single parent. I have empathy for the single parent. There were plenty of times where he would be working and I would be home with the kids. Not that I didn't have help. I was lucky enough to always have help.

I know you have a daughter. How do you handle making sure she has a positive body image?

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Kyra Sedgwick was the guest on Regis and Kelly this morning to help promote the new season of The Closer. I'm meeting her tomorrow at the show's premiere and I can't wait to stalk!! Yesterday, I asked readers to submit questions for me to try to get in. If you have one that you want to add to the list, click here.

I am attending a screening party for the new season of The Closer and am bringing my tape recorder and camera along. I don't have an interview scheduled with Kyra Sedgwick, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try to get one. Any fans out there?!

If you have a specific question you want me to ask, post it below. I will try to get as many in as I can before bodyguards come and whisk me away.

Still so very much in love. Kevin Bacon and wife, Kyra Sedgwick spent the day out and about shopping in London alongside Pluto... wait what? RANDOM. My daughter is going to get a kick out of these photos.I love this couple as both seem like real genuine people. We need more people like them in Hollywood.Bauer Griffin