I bring my dogs on set with me, and my little dog Karoo is smart as a whip. She knows where the craft-services food tables are, so anytime I can't find her, I know she has found her way to that area. She's a funny dog.

You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point?

I’m always scared to death that I won’t do a role justice. But fear can be a great motivator.

I grew up in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.

What do dreams know of boundaries?

I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago