For years while I was working as a waitress, all I wanted to do was get on a TV show. You think, "This will solve all the problems. I'm making more than 400 dollars a week; I don't have to worry about money ever again," but it's just not true.

Acting was something I wanted to work at and put the time into.

No one is trying to be bad for the sake of being bad - there's always a reason behind it.

Offers come up, but I'm still fighting for jobs and auditioning and being rejected.

I've seen some of my favorite actors give bad performances, and I have to tell myself that failure is a part of success.

I think it's very hard to go into the same business as your family when you're an artist.

You have to find something you relate to in every character.