One of the things I love about acting is other actors, looking into their eyes, and working off them, and listening and responding to them.

Comedy is a serious business. It's frustrating when I can't find the right thing that makes the crew laugh. If I don't make them laugh, I get very disappointed in myself. You don't really have a live audience, so you just depend on the crew to let you know if you're doing something funny.

I'm the worst speller on the planet. I'm so glad for spellcheck on my phone.

Aaron Sorkin wrote me one of the best female roles on television, I think. He's a wonderful writer for all people. If he chooses to write, hopefully he'll write something that involves more women next time, because I would love to do it.

I just wish that I had a part in everything Aaron Sorkin wrote. Sometimes I wish I was a member of an acting troupe where we all just kept working together, the same people. I can't, unfortunately, be in everything he writes. I'm excited for him, but I'm jealous that I wasn't a part of it.

I love working on the fly when the writers come up with new jokes on show nights. It's exciting. I love it so much.

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