I Know Imitation Is The Highest Form

Honestly, After About Three Years On A Show, You're Like, 'thank You Very Much For Giving Me A Step Up. Now Can I Go Do Movies?'

I Grew Up With Not A Lot Of Money And I Definitely Shopped At Goodwill. But Even In My Most Unfortunate State, I Was Really Blessed Compared To A Lot Of The Rest Of The World. I Had A Really Great Chance To Follow My Dreams And Have Them Actually Come True.

A Good Two Years After Hurricane Katrina I Remember Feeling So Devastated And So Ignorant That There Was So Much Damage Still Left. I Felt Like Here I Was An American And This Is An American City And The Government Hasn't Done Enough And People Haven't Given Back Enough. Everyone Forgot And The City Was Lying In Waste.

I Loved Math. I Was Such A Nerd! I Really Enjoyed Working Through Problems And Finding The Solution.

Before I Was Going To Be An Actress, I Was Going To Be A Veterinarian! I Thought I Was One As A Child. I Was The Kid Who Was Like, 'daddy! I Want A Kitty! It Needs A Mommy!' And My Dad Was Such A Sucker. Every Time I Would Beg, With Tears Flying Down My Face, About How This Animal Needs Love, Needs A Home. He Would Cave.