I don't know why he [Darren Star] is so good at writing for women. Maybe he just likes women. I'm not quite sure what the magic recipe is, other than he just knows how to entertain an audience, and he knows when to be gooey and sweet, and when to be provocative and naughty.

I was a very outgoing, gregarious, full-of-energy kid.

I grew up sort of a geeky, tall kid, and I think I was always the one trying to make my friends laugh.

It's okay not to know everything; that would have calmed me down.

Coming from the theatre I have played some fabulous characters where I get to wear gowns and I get to be a princess or someone from the 1920s, or I get to wear showgirl costumes. I'm used to wearing a wardrobe that changes how I feel.

I think Amy Sherman-Palladino has a very specific voice; it's unlike anyone else on television.

As long as they're not still living with their parents, [dating younger men] could be viable.