My grandmother used to say, "Sometimes the loudest person in the room doesn't know what they're talking about." Or isn't secure enough in his or her own views to be able to listen to others.

An actress friend of mine shared a great trick. She told me to stick my tongue behind my teeth when I smile to keep from over-smiling. If you smile without doing it, sometimes your gums show a little too much. It's an actor's trick!

I spent a lot of the last five years on a set, and every once in a while you take stock of your life and look at what you're doing.

I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.

I try not to fake anything.

Broadway has always been a dream of mine.

Maybe that's because there are so few women lobbyists; if they're there, it's for something they strongly believe in, not just for financial gain.