As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.

That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?

Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.

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.

To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.

Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.

I've dated men my age, younger than me and older. The only difference is the young ones are quicker at taking out the garbage.