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

When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them - my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a wife, as a lover, as a daughter.

You know what's more difficult to do organically? Laughing. It's actually one of the hardest things to do on camera.

The different tempos and yeah, it's cadence. It's the way she moves through space, it's gestures.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

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.