At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life.

Digital doesn't interest me. It's too many steps removed from the actual tactile thing. I still read books. I don't read online.

I worked on my voice for 'Sweet Dreams' but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

I like to work in costumes, makeup, and hair that allow me tremendous freedom.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

It is an embarrassing time to be an American. It really is. It's humiliating.

That's always been like a fascination to me - watching my family, three sisters and a brother and all growing up basically in the same situation and each one being so totally different and going on to completely different areas and directions. But for me to go into psychoanalysis really steadily, would be putting too much energy into trying to figure out why I am the way I am... Basically this is how I am and it's alright and I don't want to know why I'm this way.