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.

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.

I've also learned to no longer feel guilty if I'm invited out and don't want to go. If I start to say to myself, 'What's wrong with you that you're staying in five nights in a row to watch 'Forensic Files' instead of going out with your friends' I remind myself that it's what I need to do for myself at that point.

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?

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

Addiction has had such an impact on my life and the people I love, and there really is not a lot about it that is funny. So the last thing I wanted was to give the impression that it’s all fun and games, and isn’t it funny what she gets away with.

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