Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

I hate that we look at women who choose not to run a country as having given up. I get angry that, when a woman decides to hold off on gunning for a promotion because she wants to have a baby, other women whisper that 'she's throwing away her potential.' That is when we're not supporting our own. Who are we to put such a limited definition on success?

My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me.

I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.

I have a ships bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.

Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive.