One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office….

Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha..

Don’t ever underestimate the power of mentoring someone, or helping some young actor, doing a favor for them, or introducing - everyone needs somebod….

I love wasting time and learning to lip-sync to songs; it's a silly hobby of mine..

I think one of my big skills is making unlikable characters likable or real in some way. No matter how hateful people are, there's always something v….

I didn't understand the reasons why I was there in the Lost episode - the mysteries of the island. I just instead made my own little reality, made it….

One of the advantages of being an older woman in films,is that you don't care as much about so many things. There are women in history throughout the….

I do like ensemble work. I would like to do a lead role, though. I didn't shy away from that. I'm desperately looking for a lead role to do in a film….

It was terrifying when Aaron Sorkin announced that he was leaving West Wing, he and Tommy Schlamme. We felt like our parents were abandoning us. It w….

I can access emotions very easily..

I never stop. I don't want to stop acting because I'm afraid it'll all end, so I never say no..

One of the things I love about acting is other actors, looking into their eyes, and working off them, and listening and responding to them..

It's a challenge for me to make people like me. Maybe it's just my desperate need for people to like me, that I choose the characters I have to play.….

I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable way for me to be political..

I love working on the fly when the writers come up with new jokes on show nights. It's exciting. I love it so much..

I am lucky enough to have Aaron Sorkin write what I have to say..

I trust other people to tell me if it's too far or tasteless, because there's not too much that I won't do. I like to push the limits. Obviously, tha….

I'm afraid of flying..

I always feel like a doctor who loses a patient on the operating table or something where I felt just devastated and I beat myself up until I get to ….

I'm the worst speller on the planet. I'm so glad for spellcheck on my phone..

Aaron Sorkin wrote me one of the best female roles on television, I think. He's a wonderful writer for all people. If he chooses to write, hopefully ….