I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth.

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

I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth.

I had a very old woman come up to me on the subway and tell me that the faces that I made in the first episode when a guy is going down on me, that she still makes those faces when her husband goes down on her.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

We kept the old male ideas of success: power and money. We need new ones!

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.