There was this project I really wanted before 'Glee' and I didn't get cast - I went in about 13 times and I was so bummed when I didn't get it. But then a month later I got cast on 'Glee,' and I felt like it was meant to happen.

My back-up plan is always to take a trip. That's never a bad option. That's always a good option.

Growing up I wanted to be a mixture of Audrey Hepburn and Lucille Ball. Apparently I told my mum when I was eight that I wanted to be an actor.

I think that as an artist, the more that you can do to diversify, and kind of challenge yourself, the more you grow.

Every day is an opportunity to fall or hurt yourself.

What a world we live in. I want to be incredibly close to the heart of it all. To live honestly, truthfully and to be completely present is the ultimate enterprise. And right now, I couldn’t possibly ask for anything more. I am a very lucky girl.

I've been lucky to travel through quite a bit of Europe and Australia, but I would love to do Asia and South America and South Africa.