I Grew Up As A Tomboy. I

I Have This Dog Named Marley, And It Is A Kind Of Love I Had Never Known. I Have A Hard Time Believing Marley Did Not Come From My Body. I Know That Sounds Insane, But I Feel That Connected To Her. She Made Me Realize I Wanted To Adopt Children.

Throughout My Career I've Played A Lot Of Parts That Might've Been Played By A Man. They're Human Roles Rather Than Specifically Men Or Women. I've Never Been As Hooked Into That As A Lot Of Women Are, You Know, Like, 'there Aren't Enough Roles For Women.' There Aren't Necessarily A Lot Of Good Roles For Anybody.

I'm An Old-school, Embarrassing Joni Mitchell Fan. Her Music Made A Hook In My Soul And Hasn't Let Go For All These Years. I Even Sing Her Songs As Lullabies To My Kids.

With Everything That You Do, Once The Costume Is On, And You're In The Pretend Hospital, And You're There With Your Co-workers, It All Sort Of Snaps Into Place: Who You Are, What It Feels Like, Who These People Are To You.

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