All my friends went to the Madonna concert when I was in, maybe, the 9th grade, and my mother refused to let me go.

Your mind knows your pretending, but, in terms of the adrenaline and the fact that you are actually crying, and that you are that upset, and you are screaming, and you are simulating terror, your body does not know that it is not real. Your body feels really wrecked afterwards.

I've never been on a show that's run for more than a season.

Nobody could ever say as many terrible things to me as I say to myself.

If you heard me sing, you would just plug your ears and run, screaming, the other way. I promise.

No, I'm not a Republican working in Hollywood, I am a Democrat.

That is my reality. It's that important to nurture and foster my own creativity. There are plenty of birthday parties I haven't been able to go to, weddings I haven't been able to go to because I've been working. Those are things that have not been easy to give up, but at the same time, it is my reality. It's my responsibility.