My favorite composers are the ones that tell the story. I love Wagner. I love Mahler. Prokofiev. The programmatic music. I listen more to classic rock because I don't like the contemporary music very much.

I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of them.

I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life.

The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural.

I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me.

I just create, that's what I do.

I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's extremely well written, extremely well acted and directed.