I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.

I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done.

I don't think Peg Bundy was very much like Katey Sagal. Definitely the wardrobe Gemma from Sons of Anarchy wears might be a little more like Katey Sagal. I mean, any time you play anything, there's pieces of yourself that you're kind of elaborating on. I mean, you're using parts of yourself.

Going to set was always a great release.

I do tend to play characters that have a lot of costume and hair change. I sort of like the change of physicality thing.

When you tour with a band, you're just out there, and it's just you guys. That's your little universe. If you do a play, it's the same deal. That becomes your world, for the cast and crew.