There is a dark side. I tend not to be as optimistic as Mary Richards. I have an anger in me that I carry from my childhood experiences - I expect a lot of myself and I'm not too kind to myself.

Fans want you to be something super-human, something that's impossible for any human being to be.

I really consider myself a Californian, but I have those great comedic roots in Brooklyn.

No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky

A friend will give you immediate feedback and that will be that friend's opinion. An analyst often remains quiet and you hear what you've said and you gain your own insight.

When you're doing a television series, unless you really pay attention to your life, it doesn't leave very much time for anything else.

I go to an analyst not because I need to but because I choose to and maybe that's the difference. I don't think I have any huge neurosis, but I have questions for which I seek if not answers at least a guidance toward the answers.