I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.

It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously.

The (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) stories were great, for one. The thing that makes him a remarkable character is how he can withstand all of these different interpretations and different styles and, that's what makes a classic character a classic character; they keep coming back and you see them in a new way every time.

I always laugh to myself when I listen to some really big A-list star saying that they are just a normal person.

For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

The basic laws of good acting are the same, but everything about the experience is different-your job responsibility, the time you spend on it.