I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.

I actually washed my window once, and it fell through - it was being held together by the dirt.

The common misconception is that as an actress you have to learn what you're doing. No, you just have to make the audience think you've learned it.

My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.

I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.

Mother elephants in the circus cannot help their babies, but we can.

I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.