I tend to not watch things that are current. And then if everybody swears it's amazing then I'll like watch the whole series in a weekend.

I was hedging my bets by the time I got to college. I was interested in drama and journalism and psychology.

I had kind of sworn off network TV a while ago.

When you become deeply involved with someone, their problems become yours, and vice versa. It's family.

I did a lot of theater in college, and I knew that not many people make it, but I just figured, 'Well, I really want to try acting while I'm young, and I don't ever want to look back and say that I never gave it a try.' I fully figured I'd be back in grad school - probably for psychology.

As an actress, you're living something through the duration of the play and its geography. I've always seen writing the same way. It's like somehow I'm moving through the terrain of the book as a performer.

I think the reason the Golden Age of television is so golden is because a lot of folks are willing to let creators do their thing and live or die by their own muse. They certainly allow us to do that.