I'm a very ritualistic, routine-oriented person, and I discovered over the years that I love working Monday through Friday.

I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy.

With everything that you do, once the costume is on, and you're in the pretend hospital, and you're there with your co-workers, it all sort of snaps into place: Who you are, what it feels like, who these people are to you.

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

My kids have never seen me scream at anybody. They've never seen an argument. There's never been even a cold silence. And those are things that I grew up with because my parents did end up divorcing.

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.

I’m not sad about any of my life. It’s so unconventional. It doesn’t look anything like I thought it would.