I'd Always Thought That Acting Was, Like,

When I First Started I Was Always Known As The Girl On The Sitcom With The Funny Voice.

I've Had A Career Where I've Bounced Around A Lot Between Different Genres, And I Feel Very Lucky And Very Blessed That That's Happened To Me.

I Went In For An Audition [for As Good As It Gets], But The Audition Was With James L. Brooks. I Was The First Girl In That Morning, And There Was A Whole Waiting Room Of Girls Waiting To Read For It. So I Did My Audition, And He Asked Me To Step Outside. So I Stepped Outside, And When He Asked Me To Come Back In, He Looked At Me, And He Said, "well, I'm Very Excited To Work With You On Set." And I Was, Like, "what?" I Thought It Was A Hollywood Blow-off.

[dario Argento] Speaks Very Broken English - He's Italian, So I'm Going To Do A Very Bad Italian Impersonation - But He Asked Me My Name, And I Told Him, And He Goes, "walk Across The Room." He Looked At Me, And He Said, "do You Want To Be In My Movie [two Evil Eyes]?" I Was, Like, "yeah! Yeah, I Do!"he Goes, "okay! You Play Betty!" And I Was, Like, "oh, I'm Playing An Extra Named Betty! Great!" So We Walked Out, Thinking That I Was Playing An Extra Named Betty, No Lines, Just Background.

Playing Amanda [in Defiance] Was A Wonderful Opportunity For Me. She Was Strong, Dynamic, A Complete Badass, Not Defined Her Relationship With A Man. She Could Hold Her Own. I Really Loved Her.