Katie Holmes Doesn't Want Tom Cruise Divorce to Define Her

Katie Holmes gets up, close, and personal on the latest cover of People magazine, on newsstands October 31.

Here’s what the 35-year-old actress had to share with the mag:

On her life: “I don’t have any fear now, I don’t have a lot of rules for myself, and I don’t take myself that seriously.”

On her career: “I feel ready for new challenges.”

On her divorce: “I don’t want that moment in my life to define me, to be who I am. I don’t want that to be what I’m known as. I was an actor before, an actor during and an actor now.”

On being a mom: “I’m learning every day, and I have been since the minute I became a mom. My patience has grown, but between 4 and 6 p.m…I mean, wow, between tickle fights and glitter art, I try to throw in some manners along the way.”

For more on Katie, visit People.com.

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