I was a tomboy and any time anyone says something about me being hot, it makes me giggle.

... it's important that people who are politically active understand both sides.

I'm very literate on policy. I'm very literate on the issues, and I'm an American first. I've been involved in politics long before I was an actress. I just happen to have a platform now. I just happen to have a voice.

Meeting people is difficult, period. LA is a difficult place to meet people anyway, and Hollywood is such a small community. But I don't make it a rule just to date other actors and people in the entertainment industry. It could work out with me and a dentist. It could work out with me and a lawyer.

My acting is still being recognized for the fact that I wasn't nominated.

My mother gave me one piece of advice that stuck with me. She said don't forget where you came from.

I'm not going to stop going to the supermarket just because the paparazzi follow me. I love to cook and a cook needs her ingredients!