I don't regret what I've done but some of the things I didn't do.
In my experience, each project is what it is, and nothing is necessarily a turning point.
There's nothing obvious or predictable in acting. That's what it means to be in this profession.
I think therapy can be very revealing and useful for actors. You start to dig deep and understand certain mechanisms that you hadn't been aware of before and, you know, meanings behind things.
The thing about the four-camera shows is that it's kind of a great combo of theater and film. You have an audience, but you have a camera to capture things, so that's a great thing, too.
I just love the black and white movies.
New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to go to L.A. for work, when I'd come back and get off the plane and be driving towards the landscape of the city, I'd be beside myself with joy. It doesn't matter how many times!
You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.
I didn't know I wanted to go into entertainment, but I knew I wanted to be on stage when I was about seven. I saw a play, like most kids do, at a children's theater in Cleveland, and I just saw them up there, and I thought, 'that's where I want to be.'
My preference is for really good writing, and I just really don't care where it is.
I guess I'm lucky in that I started working very young in all three of the mediums. I started in stage first, and then I moved into film, also very young, and when I did 'Taxi,' for instance, it was live in front of an audience but also filmed; that was a fun combination.
I don't like to objectify the people I play. I always try to go for the truth in any part.
I was taught by a lot of great comedy writers to go for the reality in a role, and the comedy will come through.
I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.
Buses and subways are this remarkable social club. You talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to.
I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.
