We shot the movie [Waitress] in 20 days so there wasn't a lot of time to learn. There wasn't a lot of pie baking going on, at least not by me. But we….

The kind of hero worship you have, when a parent is lost early and you don't know all their faults and misgivings, is a very strong influence..

I want to be able to raise my kid. I was totally being a martyr about it at first, thinking I could totally do it on my own, which I did for a while.….

When you are 16 you are supposed to be doing cool things, like sneaking alcohol, not living in Disney World and doing skits about mice..

I tend to come home and eat a bowl of cereal. I'm not thinking about baking a pie when I'm off work..

That's interesting to hear you say that because watching it [the Waitress] for the first time at Sundance was fascinating - it was so different from ….

Acting is a strange profession, and, yes, sometimes I struggle with its worth, its value in the world..

I wouldn't say that my experience making it [the Waitress] was necessarily uplifting, but watching it with an audience, I was surprised at how hopefu….

I'm kind of a scaredy cat - I don't watch a ton of them. I mean, I started reaching this script at night and had to wait until the next morning to fi….

I love Cheryl [Hines] so much and had so much fun with her. Off set we got on so well and would tell stories..

I think I'm probably more passionate about acting now than when I was a kid. When I was young, I didn't know what I was doing..

You don't get to be the bad mom and still succeed at your job and be tough. It's such a good job because it's so rare. It's a really rare job..

I am positive I was not a neglected child. I remember reading 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Sleeping Beauty..

I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life..

Sex has never been something I've done in my career - at all..

Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life..

I love doing laundry! It's so satisfying. I love the way it smells. I love doing the sheets..

I do think it [the Waitress] speaks in a positive way for women and it was surprising for me to see it for the first time as a movie all put together….

Adrienne [ Shelly] had 100 per cent control over this movie [ Waitress] as a director. She didn't just write it, direct it and act in it, she was the….

I think the first time I realized I was actually acting was during Felicity. Before that, I was just going along for the ride..

[Andy Griffith] is so great. He's just a dream. He's a beautiful man and so professional. I think he had more to say, script-wise, than anyone else, ….