Before I Could Talk, I Would Try

After I Finished 'e.r.', I Wanted To Concentrate On Re-examining What Kind Of Actress I Am And Taking Time For Real-life Things.

I Like Diversity; I Want One Character To Be Very Different From The Next. I Love To Live With A Character For A Long Time If I Can, But I Like One Character To Be Different From The Next.

People Are Drawn To Watching Things That Are Dramatic. And The Tighter A Relationship Is, The More Dramatic It Can Be. That's Something Family Lends Itself To. Everybody Has Family, Somewhere, Somehow. Those Relationships Are Always Very Complex. This Takes It To Almost Greek-tragedy-level Heights. That's Fun To Watch, Although It's Very Uncomfortable. It Explores The Darkest Sense Of Family.

One Thing I Like About Trying To Write Is That I Can Possibly Write Myself A Role. Otherwise, You're At The Mercy Of Whatever Roles Are Out There That People Are Willing To Give To You.

I Think There Are Great Roles For Women In Television Because There Is Time To Allow Those Characters To Evolve. Even If You're The Wife Or The Girlfriend Or Whatever It Is That We Women Are, Playing Those Things On Tv, They Are Much More Drawn Out And There Are Greater Arcs For The Role. The Roles Are More Integral To The Complexity Of The Story.