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" I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life. "

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" Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me. "

" I really think if you're trying to look good, do something athletic. I have a little mini tramp, and sometimes I'll just try to jump for 20 minutes. It gets your blood circulating, and that always looks really pretty. "

" I've seen 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Broadcast News,' and 'Annie Hall' more than 20 times each. "

" I've always really liked being active. I do Spinning classes, I run, I have a trainer, I do Pilates with my sister Shade. "

" Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor. "

" As an actor, you have to maximize your time, because you don't know what's going to happen in your 50s and 60s and 70s. It's like the career of an athlete: For many people, it ends at a certain point. "

" Sometimes I'll think, 'That was a really nice day. I ate well, I exercised, I called some friends, wasn't working too hard,' but I rarely have one of those. "

" I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. "

" Honestly, I was such a tomboy as a kid. People were taking from their mothers' closets - I was taking from my dad's closet. It was the '80s, so it wasn't terrible, but I was wearing my dad's dress shirts over jeans from the Gap. "

" Having trees and a track to run on have become more important to me than living near cool restaurants. "

" My time at Barnard was fun but stressful. I transferred there from the acting conservatory at NYU, and my Rolling Around On the Floor Pretending to Be a Lion classes didn't translate into many academic credits. "

" I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend. "

" I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. "

" When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest. "

" The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do - you can't try to be anybody else. "

" Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It's like when I watch 'American Idol' and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It's not always a good idea. "

" I take the no-doughnut pledge, and then I break it. "

" I didn't grow up identifying with beauty. I grew up thinking I could be smart and funny - those are the things I got feedback on. "

" I get a delivery of a diet food during the week, which doesn't mean that I don't eat the occasional Krispy Kreme doughnut. "

" I've always thought my strengths were I'm smart, and I have a good sense of humor. I definitely struggle with feeling confident. "

" Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and I have to really make sure I know where I am in the story because I'm not in every scene. "

" I have way too many jeans. But I never seem to have a top to wear. "

" Belly buttons are cool! "

" I'm baffled when young actors aren't familiar with current film, television and theater, or aren't interested in older films or plays and the history of the craft in general. If you don't know what's out there, and what came before, then how can you picture yourself working, and how can anyone else? "

" One of the things I like about the show is it redefines the idea of what it is to be a mother, which at its most basic level is to take care of a child. It doesn't mean you have to look like the ladies in the Lysol commercials. "

" I get concerned when I see kids on their phones. They don't read enough anymore, anything longer than a tweet. "

" Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. "

" Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single! "

" All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline. "

" If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now. "