I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I'm willing to let them do that.

I was not looking for a sitcom, because the philosophy at that point was that you had to make a choice: Were you going to do movies or TV? You couldn't cross over.

In a real relationship, you take two steps forward, one step back. So just because we take two steps forward and get all the benefit from that doesn't mean we can't go back or to the side.

I can't say I based [Carla] on anybody I knew. She was so foulmouthed and mean, just said what was on her mind. So I guess Carla is somebody I always wished I could be at the right moment, the one who always has the perfect comeback.

I'm not perfect, but I'd like to be perfect. I'm working on it.

Everyone wants the two characters to be together, but then once they are, it's not that much fun.

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.