It’s hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to.
One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.
I don’t watch a lot of television.
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 love to hand sew. I sometimes make clothing for my children, which of course they grow out of in a matter of minutes. I thoroughly love it.
I never really wanted kids. I didn’t not want them, but motherhood just wasn’t something that pulled at me.
I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I’ve had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
All I ever wanted to do was act. And pay my bills.
I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.
I’ve watched those shows my whole life – being on one is like a dream. It’s hard to balance that dream with the fact that this is the Edie I’ve known my whole life.
I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.
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.
Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.
I love being able to take a nap in the afternoon.
The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn’t matter what body it came out of. I’ve never felt more strongly about anything in my life.
I actually washed my window once, and it fell through – it was being held together by the dirt.
I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.
My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.
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.
I’m not sad about any of my life. It’s so unconventional. It doesn’t look anything like I thought it would.