Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York.

Sometimes I think candor is the only kindness.

I was so lucky. I was very broke and I was taking classes at Lee Strasberg's Institute and I saw a 3 X 5 index card on the bulletin board advertising for college-aged girls for a film. That was Animal House.

When independent films break through and actually make it into any level of mainstream-ness or get seen by people or find a life actually in theaters, it's extraordinary. And it doesn't happen that often.

I'm about as healthy as a person can be. I quit smoking seven or eight years ago.

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.