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I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.

I grew up on the golden age of children's TV.

One of the reasons I didn't really want to do TV earlier in my career was because it is so life-consuming, and I wanted to spend time with my kids and be a mother.

I'm a grandma at heart.

I've been addicted to TV since I emerged from the womb.

I grew up in front of a television. I guess I'll grow old inside of one.

I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.

When I was younger, I didn't want to be on TV.

My whole life revolved around TV as a kid. I would come home and make sure I finished my homework every night by 8 o'clock, generally so that I could sit down and watch TV from 8 to 10. As a kid, it was 'Family Ties' and 'Roseanne' and 'Growing Pains' and 'Perfect Strangers' and 'Golden Girls.' I mean, I watched everything.

What's great about TV, and what I love about being on 'Parenthood,' is you have this family. I'm now going on four years of working with the same 100 people, and that helps you feel like your life has more roots. It's more conducive to having a family, and you're staying in town. So that part is amazing.