I'm Not One To Air My Dirty

I Always Worry That People Are Going To Be Very Confused; Sometimes Timelines Get Confused With How Movies Get Made. So When I Say, "oh, I Made This Movie When I Was Going Through A Divorce," People Think, "oh No! She's Pregnant With A Child And Divorced?"

I Knew I Wanted To Be An Actor, And I Didn't Necessarily Need Or Want To Be Famous Or A Celebrity Actor. But I Wanted To Be Somewhere Where There Would Be No Ceiling On What I Could Accomplish, And I Felt Like If I Stayed In St. Louis I Might Have A Really Great Regional Theater Career Or Something, But That I Wasn't Going To Be Able To Get Much Further Than That. And It Felt Like New York And L.a. Were The Two Places Where You Could End Up Being A Tv Star Or You Could End Up Doing Regional Theater, Which Would Have Been Fine As Well.

I Studied Theater In College, And I Really Wanted To Be An Actress And Play A Lot Of Different Roles. Then I Made Landing On A Television Comedy My Main Focus. But When You Become An Actress, You Want To Play A Variety Of Things.

I'm A Believer In The Parent First, Friend Second Philosophy, And Trying To Find That Balance.

I Loved The Domesticity Of My Life As A Struggling Actor. When I Wasn't Going To Auditions, I Could Do Things Like Cook Dishes From Scratch And Take Them To Parties Or Be Really Thoughtful About Birthdays And Anniversaries.