All I ever wanted was a successful career as an actress.

I think women are used to stepping up and getting the job done when you need to.

I was so grateful to win an Emmy, but just being nominated, it's not overrated!

My parents were strict but loving.

I don't ever go and write music for an album. That's not something I do. I don't go and write music for an audience or a career; I don't do that at all. I write basically all the time. I'm addicted to it.

Obviously, I've had some tough times in my career. I've had some ups and downs just like anybody's life, but you just keep continuing to work hard.

When things get stressful and crazy and you think to yourself, 'When will this get easier?' it won't, because that's what a career feels like.

It's a little-appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make light. I've spent most of my career studying this phenomenon called bioluminescence. I study it because I think understanding it is critical to understanding life in the ocean where most bioluminescence occurs.