I'm a much better actor as a girl than I was as a guy.
I don't know if 'M*A*S*H' made me a better actor, but I know it made me a better human being.
Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.
Doing Shakespeare certainly makes you a better actor.
An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.
My son is a better actor than me, only I was luckier.
I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a better actor. Anytime I'm afraid of something that makes me rise to the occasion, it scares me, but it's what makes great actors - being in the moment.
I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.
I directed my first music video for Sara Bareilles. I like writing and directing. I co-wrote '21 Jump Street' and I'm in that. To me, they all inform the other one. I think writing makes you a better actor, acting makes you a better writer, directing makes you better at both. To me, I'm just trying to learn as much as possible.
Never equate yourself with whatever success may be and how fleeting that is. The only thing you can do every day is become a better actor. That's the only thing I have control over.
