"I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'"
"You know, I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd. I played sports, but I was nerdy. Having a single mother, the pressure was on me to get good grades and a scholarship and go to college."
"My great-great-grandfather was a shah back in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I don't have any gold coins or jewels to show for it."
"To be beautiful in Texas, you had to be blonde and blue-eyed and have a name like Ann."
"Right when I finish a workout, I feel pretty sexy. Even though I'm sweaty and I don't smell like a rose, I feel strong. It does a lot for me mentally and physically."
"NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic."
"When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally."
"I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit."
"My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing."
"My parents divorced when I was 10, but when my father was there, he was trying to create almost like a little prison for me."
"My biggest fantasy was to have a pie thrown in my face, and I always said whoever did that, that's the guy I'd marry."
"I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible."
"To sit next to Walter Hill, and to be able to exchange ideas back and forth, and for him to be able to tell you that he likes what you're doing - I don't know. I kind of pinch myself."
"It's fun to work on location because you get the look and feel of everything, but it's nice to be on a stage because you can control the elements."
"I have an incredibly dark, mysterious, witchy side and another side that's very bubbly and cheerleader-esque."
"I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd. I played sports, but I was nerdy. Having a single mother, the pressure was on me to get good grades and a scholarship and go to college."
"I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.'"
"Growing up, I loved Morticia Addams and Lily Munster on one hand, and Jeannie from 'I Dream of Jeannie' on the other. Two completely different ends of the spectrum, kind of like me."
"My favorite workouts are the ones that don't feel like I'm working out! So, dance is a big one. Another is any kind of isolated moves, like ballet moves. Anything that works the glutes and legs - sign me up! And I like to blast the music. I have to get lost in the music. That helps."
"Plyometrics. Hate them. Enough already. Jumping around, using your own body weight is so hard to me. How did we do it as kids?"
"My role is to just tell the highest degree of truth with every character and every story. From there, I have no clue whatsoever how things are going to turn out."
"I really got into 'The Walking Dead.' That was genius. And I have to say, my husband is on 'Shameless,' and I think it's a brilliant show."
"I had a home birth because I really believe in the body's natural ability to give birth. The medical profession has kind of warped women's minds into thinking we don't know how to birth and we need doctors and epidurals and Pitocin."
"I never thought I would be one of those wacky chicks who say, 'I loved my labor,' but I loved every part of it. It was the best day of my life."
"I can take a newspaper and make it a lethal weapon."
