Obviously, It Wasn't Meant For Me To

We're Living In A Time When Parenting Is Not At All Mirroring The Way I Was Parented. For Me, I Just Followed My Parents Around On Their Errands; When They Were Busy On The Phone, I Was Quiet. It's A Different Kettle Of Fish These Days: They Run The House, And You Listen To Their Music, And You Go To Their Appointments.

I Was A Young Kid From Long Island Who Wanted To Do Something Large With Her Life, So I Can Relate To That.

One Of The Ways I Think I Gain Fodder For Characters Is By Watching People.

My Kids Have Never Seen Me Scream At Anybody. They've Never Seen An Argument. There's Never Been Even A Cold Silence. And Those Are Things That I Grew Up With Because My Parents Did End Up Divorcing.

I Sort Of Love Reading The Scripts And Going, 'oh Wow, What A Great Idea. I Never Would Have Thought Of That.