But I think for me, why I was drawn to the piece is, at the core of the story, it's a love story to me - between Ed and Lorraine, between these two families who are asking for help and us who are in the business of giving help.

I spent a lot of time reading blogs by mothers who had children with varying degrees of neural dysfunction, from schizophrenia to all sorts of different issues. And honestly, I don't think it's different for anybody. There's no right way to make sure your child will be emotionally and mentally healthier. It's just frustrating.

Not just as an actress, but on a human-being level, I've experienced frustration on many different levels. [With my] career, it would be more the frustration of not always finding challenging material or inspiring material ... [Acting is] therapeutic for me. I'm pretty accommodating.

I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.

I bet you could look at every single thing I've ever done and reduce it to that parenting schematic.

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.