I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.

I don't watch a lot of television.

One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.

Being a single mother was the right thing for me. But I have a tremendous amount of help from my friends. They're in love with my kids, and my kids are in love with them.

An addict is an addict. If they're not acting out in one area, it tends to come out in another. I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate.

We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands; when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.

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.