It felt really nice to not have anybody talking about numbers, and no one is talking about ratings. From my experience, it felt like there was one person running the ship and it felt like there was space for Jenji to be at the helm. That's not what I've experienced in television before. It felt more akin to an interesting movie, where there were producers who were really excited by the work and wanted to make space for the director's vision to be sort of shared with an audience. It felt more cohesive.

I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked.

As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun to play with.

"The Notebook" is one of my favorite love stories.

I had an unorthodox high-school experience; I shifted around to different schools. When I got to college and met Larry Sacharow, who ran the theatre department [at Fordham University in NYC], he was the first person to say ‘I believe in you.’ At that point, I just needed someone to say ‘I see you, I get you, let’s go.’ It’s an amazing thing to borrow someone else’s confidence in you; it can change your life.

I wanted to wear a uniform when I was in high school, but I couldn't. I was like, "It would be so much easier!"

I'd love to do theater. I've done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing.