I was very soft. I gained a lot of weight with my second child and was very on the couch. And [my manager] said, "You know, this is a softer role [in….

I see in my friends that don't have kids, when they come over, and the amount of times our conversation gets interrupted by my children. It's almost ….

Most of the auditions I went on, I passed up the projects because I just wasn't interested. When I read A Knight's Tale, that was that. I knew I want….

You know when there's someone new on the rise and there's too much hype? I didn't want that to be me..

I'm really enjoying being an actor right now, at this point in my life. It's a great job, it's a huge responsibility, and I just want to do it more..

I'm a film doll. But I'm enjoying it. So I'm gonna keep doing it..

Televisison is like a factory line. You need discipline and focus. You have to hit your mark and know your lines. It's not that I don't know my lines….

I was always interested in doing it, but I was so content with my life that I didn't really go after it..

In every take, that you're not sure of what they're going to cut and paste together and what the arc or the purpose or the intention of your characte….

When I sign on to a television show, I have to love that show and character so much, but this [Mistresses] was in and out, for seven episodes. And it….

I did a film called The Jesuit, which was an independent film. I did that shortly after Mistresses. I was still feeling soft and I was nursing, but i….

I think the emotional toolbox I have is healthy for an actor, as far as the intensity of emotions go. It's other things I have to hone. I can swim in….

Supporting a family and financial necessity aside, what I want is to read it and just have that feeling in your chest that you know you need to do it….

I'm reading and trying to find a television show that I really like, so I can start really working again and gain some momentum..

I was more wishy-washy in the first 12 years of my career, just because that was my personality..

I did short film with Damian Lewis from Homeland, that was a really incredible experience. He's one of the best actors I've ever worked with. Even th….

Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up..

I'm a little bit more of a relaxed, lazy mother..

If money is the only plus, I will always say no. But, if there's more, than I'm down..

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happeni….

I don't want to speak for all people who don't have children, but maybe there's a discomfort with kids and the amount of attention they demand, by ju….