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

There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.

I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.

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.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

It's such a measure of your solidarity with Ed, that when you would give lectures, he would be wearing a tartan tie that matched. And I demanded that outfit, I thought it was so punk - her long skirt, she looked like a Scottish queen, so regal.

You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.