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.

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.

You have to remember once in a while that you can actually stop working and appreciate things.

I try never to say no when it comes to creativity, but I do try and lead down an "appropriate road" - like not on furniture or the walls.

A lot of times [in the movie industry], women are relegated to playing the wife or girlfriend or daughter.

I love my friends. They're my family.

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.