I love being a part of something that is grassroots, and you can see the actual changes, the effect of what people do.

You've got to make the most of where you are. Then, when you're somewhere else, you've got to have the ability to fulfill that.

I had this thing about hanging out in dark theaters. My family thought I grew out of a rock.

I was spoiled by theater, where there is no editor.

It's difficult to keep that perspective, I think, as a parent: to know your boundaries as to what's good parenting or just projecting your own expectations on your kids. That's the hardest.

Knock wood, but I started acting professionally when I was 16, and I've always been able to support myself since then.

So I was hugely thrilled that my first scene ever on camera was with Hal Holbrook.