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'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.

I did 'Shameless' on Showtime, and I felt like I really tried to go super-method with that, and it would just make my days really hard to get in and out of character.

Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

I remember I was unsure about doing 'Shameless.' I'd never acted in anything so commercial. I read the script in the garden with my mum, Mary. She said it's filthy dirty, but she said these people have love and sex and nothing else. That made me take the role.

I like 'Shameless.' The first season I just watched it straight through. I literally didn't get up. I just had to finish it.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I have never fully exorcised shames that struck me to the heart as a child except through written violence, shadowy caricature, and dark jokes.

I was once a shameless, full-time dope fiend.

I don't have any shame.

The amount of time it took me to get a show like 'Shameless' was definitely worth it because of the people and the material. I can appreciate it because I know what it's like when I didn't have a show.