Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.
As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
Everybody wants to solve everybody's problems.
And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground.
I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.
I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.