Claire Coffee

My husband is a musician, and 'Paste' is one of his favorite places to be interviewed by. ”

I hated being scared when I was little. Aliens really scared me. ”

Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost or an alien, that will always scare me. ”

In real life I do a lot of reconnaissance and then kind of choose the guy I'm going to go after. Not like stalking, but I just want a little background info. That might be why I haven't had many bad dates. ”

I was five when I did my first show with the Mountain Play Theatre company in Marin County. I started young, and since no one in my family was involved in the industry in any way shape or form, I think everyone thought I'd do a few plays and that would be it. But then I kept doing it. ”

I actually went to study journalism at Northwestern, thinking that would be my Plan B for a career. But then I realized, if I'm going to struggle and make no money, I might as well do what I really want to do. ”

I think, reading the Grimm's fairy tales, they all have some sort of moral component to them, teaching you a lesson. ”