I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep.

I am not a morning person. I like to sleep in.

It's true: theatre has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always liked everything about it. As a child, I used to get so excited about performing, I'd get the giggles.

We're not going to come out and hit our heads against a brick wall if something is not going to work. We really caught them off guard because they weren't expecting all the passes. We jumped out on them early and that's what you have to do on the road.

I am not a morning person.

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful.