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

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

I've watched those shows my whole life - being on one is like a dream. It's hard to balance that dream with the fact that this is the Edie I've known my whole life.

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

I was a young kid from Long Island who wanted to do something large with her life, so I can relate to that.

There is no question that sobriety has made me a better actor, made me a better person.

I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them.