I love wasting time and learning to lip-sync to songs; it's a silly hobby of mine.

Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?

It's a great way to start the day, hearing you've been nominated for an Emmy. It's just thrilling.

If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet.

I didn't understand the reasons why I was there in the Lost episode - the mysteries of the island. I just instead made my own little reality, made it as simple as possible. I figured I was a crazy woman, just a little screw loose. I don't know how I got on that island. No one could tell me how I got there either, so I just assumed I got there on a shipwreck, and I went a little nutty.

An agent said he didn't know what to do with me, I wouldn't be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens.

It's hard to describe to people how terrible it was when you could only watch cartoons at a certain time in your life.