When you fall head over heels for someone, you're not falling in love with who they are as a person; you're falling in love with your idea of love.
You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.
I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.
What made me fall in love with acting, which is my life, was watching other people perform. It made me hunger to do that.
Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person.
I had a soap opera, and my next job was working with Kyle McLachlan on The Invisible Man.
Dick Wolf was my first boss after coming out of Sarah Lawrence.
I always wanted the fairy tale, but now I want someone who is a great partner.
I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.
I got out of college in 1997, and TV embraced me very quickly.
I've grown as a person. The dynamics on this set are very demanding because we work a lot of hours, it's very sad material, so there's always someone upset because it's really heavy stuff.
I would love for TNT to run the whole season at one point. I don't think that'll ever happen, though.
I was very excited about the idea that I could be an idealist, that I could be my age, the eager beaver who had hope in the justice system and the one who gets disappointed just like the audience.
You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative.
The business is a very tricky obstacle course, and you should be very clear about work begetting work. If you're not working, you're not interesting.