There's no shame in owning a New Kids on the Block t-shirt. They were my first concert when I was eight.

I think the dangers of the impact of GMOs on the environment are undebatable. Genetically modified crops are tied to the chemicals sprayed on them.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association is behind the bills which have been trying to pre-empt states' labeling laws in the Senate. And they have a lot of money and power in Washington. So it's a classic David versus Goliath story, where corporate lobbying outweighs consumers' rights.

There are a lot of great organizations who are fighting for food and environmental safety in this country. The Environmental Working Group, Just Label It, Food Democracy Now, and the Center for Food Safety, to name a few.

It's always fun to play characters that are different from me.

I think a lot of women, in the way that they might attach emotion to sex, attach emotion to food, in a different way than men.

My mom's a great cook but I wasn't really allowed a lot of sugar or junk. That has served me well in my life.