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I've made a career of taking roles that other actresses didn't want.

Although I did end up trying out several different fields before committing to acting, I knew in the deepest part of heart that I wanted to be an actress.

Everything that I am going to do as an actress doesn't matter where it's coming from. It just has to be interesting.

As an actress I take roles I find interesting.

I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles.

I had immense ambition to become a really valuable actress.

I haven't ever felt I've had to divide my 'actress' life from the rest of my life.

I don't have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress - it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.

I was always enjoying the moment. Acting, writing, looking for roles and getting involved with people and trying to create something that would be entertaining to people. With 'E.R.,' we were all very lucky to get this combination of people together in the right story in the right way to take it to the level it has reached.

As an actress, you have to keep yourself fresh and new.