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 never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.

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.

Writers, actors, anybody working on an ensemble-type thing, there are going to be some creaks in the beginning. It seems like there's tremendous potential in just letting things sort of breathe a little bit. It's tremendously important.

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.

Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.