I'm a character actress, and I've done a lot of different shows, but 'Gilmore Girls' is the one that I'm stopped in the mall, in the restaurant, and that I'm recognized for. I'm so touched by it.

I'm very proud to be a part of 'Gilmore Girls,' and it's not lost on me that I'm not a huge part of the show, but fans still recognize me and care about my characters.

I get a lot of my sense of comedy from my mother. She's very funny, but she doesn't know she's funny.

Comedy just comes naturally, so I've always gravitated to comedy.

Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I heard my family called decent.

Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.

It's a big deal to bring your family on the road, you know? I'd love to do it sometime, but you have to work out schools and all that.

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.