I do all my own stunts!

My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did not stop at academics - they made sure that we knew music, saw art and theatre and traveled - even though it meant budgeting like crazy.

But I'll never be one of those women who feel that they always have to wear earrings and aren't properly dressed without them.

I love the feeling of being on a team, rehearsing together, sharing a dressing room - I love that so much.

I do like having my ears pierced, because there's a lot more choice in pierced earrings than there is with clip-ons, and they're a lot more comfortable to wear - Sometimes I completely forget I've got them in and end up going to sleep wearing them.

I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much.

My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education.