I'm so inspired and stimulated by the work that it doesn't ever feel like work.

It's the reason we go to films and watch television: to escape the mundane nature of life and see another world and see ourselves in that other world. I think that's what sci-fi does so well.

It's a daunting thing to be playing a real person and to have contact with her and meet her and be in her circle a little bit. It's an odd thing. There's so much responsibility to tell the story honestly and truthfully, and at the same time, you start to develop a friendship with this person - or I did.

I'm running on adrenalin when we're shooting. It's non-stop. As soon as I have time to sit down, then I fall asleep.

I think being idle is quite hard for me to do.

I think the idea of family and protecting the family is something that ties a lot of these women together.

Just to be on set with Amy Poehler, who's one of my heroes, was a total dream come true.