I enjoy playing characters where I get to sort of change my look, my voice. It's not about what she wears, it's about what she's got inside.

One thing I like about trying to write is that I can possibly write myself a role. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of whatever roles are out there that people are willing to give to you.

I think everyone feels lost at times during their high school years.

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.

People are drawn to watching things that are dramatic. And the tighter a relationship is, the more dramatic it can be. That's something family lends itself to. Everybody has family, somewhere, somehow. Those relationships are always very complex. This takes it to almost Greek-tragedy-level heights. That's fun to watch, although it's very uncomfortable. It explores the darkest sense of family.

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 in real life most of us don't know how to communicate our deepest feelings very well.