My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.

I think for Thanksgiving particularly I've always, one of the fun things for me about doing a big dinner is having friends and family so we've always done that, and even through our other holidays like having a mix of friends and family, and if you don't have your family nearby, or it's tough for you, find a friend and go and eat with them.

I sort of watched everyone go through it on that show ["Grey's Anatomy" ] because I came on later in the first season, so I kind of watched everyone else go through it but really I am so grateful and blessed and feel I have had such a great career and I love that fans love the shows that I do, and so when I get approached I still, I go, "Oh, thank you. That makes me feel good."

I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.

I think as much as we're cyber connecting it's really nice to just sit and talk, and have that ritual.

I feel so lucky that I've been on shows that have been by and large critically acclaimed and that audiences like it.

I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast cancer.