[Adrienne Shelly] explain exactly what she was looking for. This was her movie [Waitress].She also wrote the songs that I sing in it. She wrote everything. She chose the colour of our outfits; she designed the set of the diner. She was very, very involved at every level.

Adrienne [ Shelly] had 100 per cent control over this movie [ Waitress] as a director. She didn't just write it, direct it and act in it, she was the creative force behind everything, from the jokes down to the expressions.

I am crazy for dessert. I eat everything. No one should be denied anything... just don't eat the whole thing.

I like getting to be in the adult world a little bit and then getting to be in the mom world and cook dinners. And, for me, that balance is what makes it nice.

Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.

Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life.

I was a huge fan of 'Arrested Development,' and there's just something it tickles in me and it's bright and it's hilarious.