The Pre-shoot Days Are So Relaxed And

Aaron Sorkin Uses A Lot Of The Same People Again And Again - The People He Likes. I Think If There's Ever A Part For Me, He Would Consider Me For It. I Hope So. Sometimes Familiarity Breeds Contempt, Other Times It Helps You. It's Just Amazing To Work With His Scripts. There's Never Any Fat In Them. It's All Perfect, And There's Such A Rhythm To It. The Musicality Of His Writing - It's So Specific And Unique To Him, And Such A Joy To Play As An Actor, Because There's No Sentimentality.

The Live Aspect Is So Thrilling, I Get Nervous Again. It's Like Going On Stage.

I Never Watched Lost. I Just Thought It Would Be Fun To Be Part Of Something That Was Such A Big Part Of Pop Culture. But I Thought I Was Going To Be Acting With More Of The Other People. I Didn't Know That I Was Going To Be On My Own On The Island, Doing This Whole Other Storyline.

It Was Terrifying When Aaron Sorkin Announced That He Was Leaving West Wing, He And Tommy Schlamme. We Felt Like Our Parents Were Abandoning Us. It Was A Tremendously Sad Day And I'm Sure I Will Never Understand Exactly All The Reasons Why That Happened.

I Think One Of My Big Skills Is Making Unlikable Characters Likable Or Real In Some Way. No Matter How Hateful People Are, There's Always Something Vulnerable About Them, Or Something That You Can Understand Or Relate To. I Think That's My Job As An Actress - To Find Those.