“It’s so surreal to drive into a studio for a show, not visiting my dad.”

“Without my dad being who he is, I don’t know if I would have gone into the entertainment business.”

“The biggest thing you struggle with when you have a famous parent is your own identity as a person.”

“When I went into acting, it may have had something to do with my dad because it’s what I knew. It’s become something I can’t live without though.”

“I put myself in a character’s shoes and try to find their truth, and also try to display a humanity – a basic understanding on what people are like.”

“I gave myself three years to earn a living as an actress or find a new career.”

“I think my dad’s impressed that I’ve done well on my own. Your parents are obviously big influences in your life and they affect what you want to do. My parents were definitely an influence in the career choices I made because my mom’s a dancer and they’re both very creative.”

“My dad always said that at auditions you should give them a moment of truth.”

“We all know the value of a dollar and keep each other in check. For whatever reason, things just didn’t go to my head. I was raised in a normal way, so I guess it’s all just down to good parenting!”

“It’s a great, beautiful thing that I’m really enjoying, and think every woman should enjoy.” (Pregnancy)

“I didn’t hang out with the cheerleaders in high school. I was always in theater or art classes. If there had been a sorority that read books and had discussions about it, I would have joined that.”

“I’m not much of a liar. I’ve always had a hard time having Casey lie.”

“There was a time when I was like, ‘If this doesn’t work out, I’ll go be a doctor or a teacher.’ I realized recently I’m past the halfway mark. I’m not going to go back. This is now my career and this is what I’m choosing my future to be. It gives me such a great sense of accomplishment to know that.”

“I love reading existentialism and listening to jazz. I’m just weird. When I turned 25, all I started to do is listen to NPR and ‘This American Life’ on Saturdays. I’m like, ‘What happened to me?’”

“I’m more of a dude a lot of the time. I’m not a girly girl. In my regular life, I like to do boy things like burp and not wear makeup.”

“I love playing Casey because it’s so different from me, as far as the way I talk and the way that I express myself. I’m like happy and bubbly, but not as much as she is. It’s fun to get to go be somebody else for six months a year.”

“Only in Manhattan would I run into the guy who stole my bike helmet off my bike an hour ago and have him hit on me.”