My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.

I was very, very shy when I was little. Acting lets you access all those different parts of yourself to make the character authentic.

I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.

Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.

The good thing about having a kid is you don't think about that as much. Like when I turned 30, for instance, that was much more momentous. Forty is particularly great for a woman. It's a big thing.

TV is a completely different discipline, which I think I am still learning about. You just have to learn how to work fast and pace yourself.

How competitive am I? A healthy amount. I have four siblings. It was competitive just eating dinner, like, "Everyone, get what you want from the chicken." Plus competing for your parents' attention.