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 don't think I ate a green vegetable until I was 30. I didn't grow up with a mom who enforced that at all.

I love Cheryl [Hines] so much and had so much fun with her. Off set we got on so well and would tell stories.

It's definitely a unique situation that we're in. And, yeah, it is difficult not having our ringleader here with us to talk about the film [the Waitress], not having our main person here. People are also asking in relation to the film: what would Adrienne [ Shelly] say about this or that? But I don't know. I don't know what she would say.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

I think the first time I realized I was actually acting was during Felicity. Before that, I was just going along for the ride.

I tend to come home and eat a bowl of cereal. I'm not thinking about baking a pie when I'm off work.