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I think, as a woman and as somebody in the entertainment industry, we have to be careful what we're putting out there and what we're trying to say.

I think if women are visible in the media, truly visible, in an empowered role, it empowers us to be more visible in any area of our lives.

There's a power in women being women. There's a role for men, but we don't have to be men, because we're women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing.

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.

I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.

If some people think it shows a feminine side to be in the theater, I've never felt that. And I'll openly say that an intelligent person who is a sensitive person will be and should be in touch with their inner female.

You don't realize it until you go out and take a look, but there are so many ways in which sexism is just allowed in our culture, not just in the entertainment industry. It's just allowed to be there, and that's not acceptable anymore. And I think it's really important to be very vocal.

There is definitely a way in which women are raised to be less proactive, less business-oriented, and less willing to jump into creative no man's land. I think media has more of an influence on how we perceive gender identity than anything else.

I'm trying to encourage more women to be themselves, rather than what men want them to be. I don't believe in patronizing either sex.