To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me tell you.

It took Sydney Pollack a long time to get me to do Tootsie. I asked myself if I wanted to play some frothy, ditzy character after I had just done Frances. Obviously, I'm thrilled that I did.

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long after death, through many lifetimes.

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up with the religious right-we can put up with transgendered human beings.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

American Horror Story re-energized me; it re-energized my career. There’s no shame in recognizing that. It’s exposed me to a whole new generation, which is a little strange. I’m not used to young people thinking I’m cool.