I just got back from Switzerland, which I've never been to. I went to Switzerland and Amsterdam.

You can be a woman in charge of a production and still be generous and kind and insightful and decisive without being considered a butch in any way.

I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room.

I have sort of the career where, if you are a fan, you've been following me for a while, and you really like something that I've done, so meeting those people is always a really gracious experience.

I think some of the most important things we read about other people occurs from being able to read their faces and their eyes and their body and those kinds of things.

There are not that many jobs as an actor where you don't get to know what your character will be doing from episode to episode.

The one thing about being on 'ER' that has changed is that I'm more easily recognizable.