Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

Once you become the story off-screen, you are less likely to be the onscreen one.

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

I was supposed to go up for something recently that was a six-year commitment, and I didn't want to do it. It was a terrible part as well. I don't want to be doing six years of something. I'd go crazy.

I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.

I want to have a career that lasts 60 years, not six.

I want to keep working. I want to step away from young adult fiction. I want to do theater periodically - Farragut North reminded me how great it is. I started out in theater. I trained in theater and then I kind of fell into film and TV. I want to work with interesting artists, talented actors, talented directors, and talented scripts. Not necessarily leading roles.