Actress

I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.

I stayed in New York City for the first time, I'd always wanted to do that.

I'm not a first-place person.

We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.

I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.

If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I always feel like there's something around me protecting me.

Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid.

People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

Well I went to New Orleans to cover the jazz festival for Trio, it's this new arts channel, it's really great.

When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yourself.' It's like chocolate-chip cookies. People buy the cookie-dough roll and slice it, and then they lay it on a cookie sheet. That's not making chocolate-chip cookies.

Whenever I do your show, sometimes I get a little check in the mail and then I take that check and buy a new pair of shoes, and then I wear those shoes the next time I do your show.

If I know I have to memorize lines, I'm really gonna try to memorize lines. It's hard for me sometimes, because somebody wrote these words and you're trying really hard to get them the way they said it.

But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty.

Gay guys know how to craft, and they craft really well. Straight guys, forget it.

A lot of crafters, they're shut-ins.

I like people who would rather something be discovered than shoved in your face.

My characters always like themselves.

I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea that in a restaurant an evening just ends. I find that incredibly depressing.

If I'm creating something for myself, then I want to have fun.