"I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights." — Elisabeth Moss

I do think that there is something about an intelligent, strong woman who also needs to be taken care of that will attract a certain kind of man sometimes. And that relationship is interesting on screen. Bad relationships are more interesting than good relationships to watch.

There's this whole feeling that women should be small and quiet and polite, and I don't think that's really gotten us anywhere.

Why an artist loves what they do is often so hard to describe.

I've had to consciously try not to do all television and try to do films.

I think every day there is some new actress comes out and inspires me to do something else... like Hilary Swank. After she did Boys Don't Cry, I felt this yearning to go out and be even half as good as she was.

I think it's very important to do things the way you want to do them and be true to yourself, your own goals, and your own ideals.

I don't feel I was ever a 'famous' child actor. I was just a working actor who happened to be a kid. I was never really in a hit show until I was a teenager with West Wing playing First Daughter Zoey Bartlet. In a way, that was my saving grace - not being a star on a hit show. It kept me working and kept me grounded.

I've always considered myself a feminist. But, like a lot of women of my generation, I didn't think we had to fight for it. I thought it was all done. I took so much for granted.

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I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.