I had a book that was given to me as a kid that was called 'Faeries.' It was this dark, sinister book with pictures that used to scare me because they were these creepy little creatures. But, I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff.

I love female-driven drama, and those kinds of characters. I really love complex women.

The biggest challenge is the chaos of parenthood, which has honestly been such a welcome challenge - bring it on, I say!

Breaks are good because you need breaks to be more creative. It's hard to come up with that creativity and the stamina for that creativity, all the time.

I had a book that was given to me as a kid that was called 'Faeries.' It was this dark, sinister book with pictures that used to scare me because they were these creepy little creatures. But, I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff.

I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and just concentrate on the work.

Doing something completely different than acting for awhile is really important.