The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.

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

I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.

My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn't make any sense - why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn't even afford a dog?

I'm just not one of those people who thought having biological children was that important, to me it was more about wanting to raise a child.

The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.

I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children.