I THINK something that has separated me from the REST of the competition - maybe it's just my way of thinking - I don't necessarily go into fights just wanting to WIN but to actually dominate. So when I don't feel like I dominate, SOMETIMES I feel like a LOSER, I guess, you know, maybe in that perspective.

I never feel LIKE it'll be something where like, 'Aha, I've got it. I'm FUNNY for the rest of my LIFE. I don't need to TELL jokes anymore. I just am COMEDY.'

If 'Scandal' were to run for the rest of my career and PREVENT me from doing ANYTHING ELSE, I would sign that contract this moment.

It's better to have tried and failed than NEVER tried, you can rest EASY KNOWING you GAVE it a GO.

Half the time, I FEEL like I'm 12. And the rest of the time, I feel like I'm 80. So I guess I'm somewhere in between. No, I feel great. I've got my health, and that's the most IMPORTANT THING.

After 'The Hobbit,' I have no IDEA if things will change. I SUSPECT if I still want to act I will have to PUT in the hard yards, not rest on my laurels. A LOT of it is right place, right time, but I ENJOY the challenge, constantly refining my craft, not taking it too seriously but never taking it for granted.

My DREAM is just to MAKE zero-budget MOVIES for the REST of my life, because I love that environment.

When I'm TIRED, I REST. I SAY, 'I can't be a superwoman TODAY.'

The competition to GET above the rest and be the lead commentator, or whatever you WANT to CALL it, is MUCH fiercer than it was when I was starting out. By the same token, there were not as many JOBS going back then, so to get one was an achievement in itself.