I'm sure you've felt this way along the way: Yes, I got to do what I wanted to do. But it was much harder than I thought it was going to be, and it continues to be. You never get to a place that is a place of rest. I think that's OK. It's not bad - life is hard work!

The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it.

I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety.

While I very much wanted to be in a relationship, I didn't want to be in the wrong one.

I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy.

I live with someone, actor Peter Krause, who didn't find an interest in being an actor until the very end of college. So my message is: There's so much freedom left. There's no ticking clock. It's just not true.

You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain.