In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.
My gender has never been an issue or a limitation. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by strong women growing up, and with them as my role models, I was never limited by the traditional roles women find themselves in.
I think women have long been defined by their roles as procreators and wives, and we're expected to serve, take care of, say 'Yes,' and not ruffle any feathers. Women, in particular, are sometimes not allowed to consider who they are outside of the r...
I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model.
When you get into your 40s, the roles do tend to drop off, and I've seen it happening to friends of mine. Hopefully it is improving, and there are female TV executives now who are championing women of all ages in leading roles. But I'm not counting o...
Kids in college often look for mentors and role models to model their careers after, and women don't have the equivalent of a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I think it's a self-perpetuating loop.
Melodramas of moral courage provide satisfaction through the comforting fantasy that our own character would hold steady under the most extreme pressure of dreadful events. [But we must face] the painful awareness that in all likelyhood one's own cha...
For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for the most part, my characters go along with it. I write intense character sketches and long, play-like conversations between me an...
I'd say I'm a pretty intense person. I'm definitely not my Denise character on 'Scrubs,' nor my Jane character on 'Happy Endings,' but I'm a mix of the two. I really feel that I'm kind of every character that I've ever played; it's just a part of me....
In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.
To a leader, reputation is an option, but true character is a necessity!
Normally, when you're working on something, there are other characters that you have alliances with, and you have unified goals with some characters.
It takes a strong character for a person to say, 'I can't do it.'
I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.
I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.
There is always that thought that you might get stuck with a character. But there's always the notion that every character is always evolving.
What I always studied in screenwriting from my mentor John Glavin was that the most interesting characters are characters with shades of gray.
I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe.
I tend to gravitate toward conflicted characters, and a character who is exploring chaos theory and population control and the difficulties of love and family is pretty rich.
Well, I don't think characters change. I think they become more revealed. I don't think you really can change a character on a show.
I love playing characters that are bigger than life and maybe have a darker side that they present to the world. Those are good characters.
