Cigarettes are an instant signifier in culture. It punctuates a joke, or puts that extra zing on a punch line. I like them as a prop. I think it can be really useful for character and texture and contrast and all of that.

My mom just didn't put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything.

I don't like to get bored and don't like to repeat myself.

There are so many brilliant women on television right now.

It's a very long and difficult schedule on a single-camera show.

I want to be true to the character and maintain some consistency and give the audience what they love while at the same time keeping things fresh and grow the character.

It's long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and families are healthier, and society at large benefits.