Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with.

Be yourself. You're okay. And it really doesn't matter what other people think.

I had a hard time on TV, the last time on television, so I wasn't sure that I wanted to do that again. But, I really am a big fan of Jenji and I knew this is her next thing, so I read it. And once I read the script, I was really, really impressed that there was a woman who was the centerpiece of her own story, and that she was in the center of her own narrative.

I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all.

I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff.

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'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.