Actress

I think that, being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain.

I used to get painful crushes on really unavailable guys.

My dad was a real fun guy, and despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn't easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.

Mary Katherine Gallagher is an exaggerated version of me, how I felt when I was little.

I think I'm a really hard worker, and I feel like my attitude is to just enjoy the process of being creative and developing and 'just throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks.'

Mary Katherine Gallagher is an exaggerated version of me, how I felt when I was little.

There was a period where I stopped auditioning because I was like, 'I don't have the heart.' There's just so much rejection.

The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.

When I was 12, my friend and I tried to sneak onto a plane from my hometown of Cleveland to New York City! My dad encouraged us - he was a wild guy, big on jokes.

If you can write and create original characters, do your own show, develop your own material, it gives you more power than just waiting around to be hired.

The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.

My dad was a real fun guy, and despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn't easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.

Without a doubt, the worst part of being a mom is having to floss my kids' teeth every night. It's so tedious.

I went to drama school at New York University.

I just try to laugh at the little things. Like, I'm always amazed by how long it takes two kids to get dressed and out the door. Every morning I say, 'Come on! Let's go! Five minutes!' And they're still in their underwear. Or they say they're ready, but they're not wearing shoes.

When I see a mom embarrassed because her kid is having a temper tantrum, I'm like, 'Please! Do you think I've never gone through that?' Women tend to be too hard on themselves.

I just try to laugh at the little things. Like, I'm always amazed by how long it takes two kids to get dressed and out the door. Every morning I say, 'Come on! Let's go! Five minutes!' And they're still in their underwear. Or they say they're ready, but they're not wearing shoes.

I had to babysit a lot when I was in high school, and I missed a lot of parties. I felt this longing, like, 'Oh no, I'm going to miss meeting the love of my life at that party!' I feel like that's very Mary Katherine Gallagher.

I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent, and I was really into drama and drama school. And then, in my last year of drama school, I did a comedy show, and the show became a big hit on campus.

I think that, being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain.