I think, as an actor, theater is like one of the things that you feel most in control of and in charge of.

I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a sort of 13-hour film.

Im not your biggest girly girl.

A day on a film set is maddening.

You just have to learn how to fall down and get back up again. You just have to keep going.

I think, as an actor, theater is like one of the things that you feel most in control of and in charge of.

I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.