I am definitely a Type-A, tidy, everything-has-a-place kind of person, so initially encouraging a mess was against my nature. But once you realize all the benefits, it's pretty simple to let that go.

I like to stay fit, because [that's when] I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, "Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?" And I always say, "No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night."

You need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep [your] character interesting.

A lot of times, when you start a show at a young age, you get stuck. You get six years of high school, but I didn't have that.

The flashbacks are a great way to give answers to the story.

I think that this industry in particular is so fast-paced that you keep saying, 'I'll take vacation later.' Sometimes later never comes. I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman