The metaphor is the story, not the character.
Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.
I'm naturally thin, so I don't have to work too hard at it. I love food, but I also love to work out. I think it makes everything work better.
Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.
I love Cheryl [Hines] so much and had so much fun with her. Off set we got on so well and would tell stories.
Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life.
I think it's quite common and realistic. There are many stories like this [in Waitress]. [Jenna, my character] marriage looks really horrible up on the screen but I think there are a lot of people in bad relationships who wake up and think to themselves: "Wow, how did I end up here? Why am I still here and so unhappy and not satisfied with my life?"
Things have happened, having to do with many things including political correctness, where people are so worried about being politically correct that they are unable to function.
Gentrification can be a plague, as it eats up neighborhoods.
Cookie dropped her purse and tried to catch it midair. In the process, she knocked over a vase. When she lunged for the vase, she slipped on the tile and overturned an entire table. A lovely handblown piece of glass flew in my direction, and all I could think as I caught it was, Really? Again? We were going to have to practice muscle control.
I feel like I just grabbed a big juicy worm with a right sharp hook in the middle of it.