I grew up in San Francisco. My parents were not hippies; they were writers. They were very active politically, but on the intellectual side, not on the "taking drugs in a field and listening to the Grateful Dead" side.

There's like this great thing that Bette Davis said when someone asked her, "How do you get into Hollywood?" "Take Fountain!"

It's weird because I think of movies like Reality Bites or something, where, even though my life was nothing like that, I hadn't done something contemporary for a while, and it's easier. You do try to make something your own.

As a character, it's very interesting to play someone who wants to change their life and have him change it.

I was always like, "I'm going to be the drunk judge who's like, 'Objection!' 'In chambers!' "

As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don't really care where it's seen, at this point. I just want to tell good stories and do good roles that I haven't done before.

I'm 44 years old. So, it's really great to watch younger generations getting their opportunities, and being there to support them in that.