I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.

You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative.

I'm a straight shooter, a New York City girl. I see things as they are and call them as they are.

You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.

That difficult place to put your finger on about the world - it needs to be illustrated.

I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.

What made me fall in love with acting, which is my life, was watching other people perform. It made me hunger to do that.