I Never Really Wanted Kids.

My Friends Started Having Children After College, While I Was Pursuing This Crazy Acting Career And Living Hand To Mouth. Plus, All My Boyfriends Were Artists Struggling To Make A Living. Having Kids Didn't Make Any Sense - Why Would I Take On More Of A Financial Burden When I Couldn't Even Afford A Dog?

One Of The Ways I Think I Gain Fodder For Characters Is By Watching People.

Obviously, It Wasn't Meant For Me To Die Of Cancer At 40. Every Day My Life Surprises Me, Just Like My Cancer Diagnosis Surprised Me. But You Roll With It. That's Our Job As Humans.

The High-grossing Films Are Not All That Interesting To Me, I Have To Say. It's Not Stuff I Would Want To Be In. Yes, You Would Want The Big Paycheck, But That's Never Really Been My Concern.

Writers, Actors, Anybody Working On An Ensemble-type Thing, There Are Going To Be Some Creaks In The Beginning. It Seems Like There's Tremendous Potential In Just Letting Things Sort Of Breathe A Little Bit. It's Tremendously Important.