And when you're with a great crew like we had, it becomes a thrilling, again, collaboration, which is to me one of the great aspects of the process that you go through. I find myself at this point in my career, getting potentially, incredibly bored if I stand around a lot, so that's why I really like the pace of television.

I grew up with a house full of dogs. My mother was a great nature lover and taught us to have almost a religious sense of respect for the natural world.

I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work.

I really hope it engenders a lot of conversation because I believe there are a lot of people who put on faces. We all do it, every time we walk out the door. And there are a lot of people who have to hide who they are. And I think this story speaks to that.

I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night.

Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.