I know what people want to hear is the connection with the son, Roger, when you have a child. I would love to tell that there was an epiphany as to what it is to be a mom, but I didn't feel any difference there.

History's a resource.

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

I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.

I love working closely with people.

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

I never felt like a happy-go-lucky ingenue to begin with. And parts are written better when you're older. When you're young, you're written to be an ingenue, and you're written to be a quality. You're actually not written to be a person, you're written for your youth to inspire someone else, usually a man. So I find it just much more liberating.