And the writers are good in that it's easy to memorize, and good writing has an innate rhythm to it. And I've always felt that it's easier to get in your head than writing that has very kind of mind busting moments.

I'm not a natural ocean person. I married into a family of swimmers, and I've slowly been drawn into the sea.

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor.

As far as the difference for me between television and movies, I really thrill to the pace of television. As exhausting as it can be - there was actually one day when we never went to bed.

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

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.

All great art comes from a sense of outrage.