“My admiration for him is just boundless.

While chatting toEntertainment Weekly, Parker gushed, “It was the biggest honor in my life.

“But you know what?

Mary-Louise Parker smiling on the red carpet

That would be the least of my problems.”

The actor reiterated again that, although she approaches romantic relationships with enthusiasm, nothing compares to her parents.

As a result, Parker doesn’t think the typical nuclear family unit is for her.

Mary-Louise Parker looks pensive on the red carpet

“It just doesn’t happen.”

The actor toldPeoplethat deciding to expand her family by adopting was a no-brainer.

Even though Parker knew it wasn’t going to be easy, it’s what she wanted.

Mary-Louise Parker holds her fingers to her chin

Moreover, giving a child a home who really needed one meant everything to her.

In an essay forEsquire, Parker wrote, “This is your family I am running here.