Quotes from Shiri Appleby

As an actor, you're just brought on to fill one role, so it's nice to see what the entire journey is like. As much as I'd be allowed to do it, I would do it. I love it.

I feel like I get really stressed out sometimes. I just want someone to tell me, "Relax, it's all going to be okay." I think that's all we really need.

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

I'd love to be a huge television director. I definitely want to do that. I could imagine me going more and more into that, as I age.

I love doing a television show. It just always feels like it's a little while before you find something that feels unique and that feels like a character that you really want to play for awhile.

They ask questions like 'do you believe in aliens' and those types of things. They were really interested in aliens, and that was really something that the Japanese have an interest in, and they are also very big fans of romances.

She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season.

My career after 'Life Unexpected' took a really big dip, and I realized you have no control as an actor over the process of going to work.

Right now, my focus is really acting and directing. But I see the creativity and the work that goes into building a network, and it's fascinating to me. If those doors open for me... I think just learning as much as I can at this point is really what it's about.

I've literally pitched to every studio and network trying to get directing work. It's really hard.

In terms of watching other directors, it's more like I go on set now, and I'm prepared, as an actor, and ready to give them everything, but at the same time, you observe how everybody else does it because there's always something to learn.

Growing up on set, the director is the person that, as a child, you admire and gives you validation.

I want to do work where I have something to say.

Most of the roles I've had, usually the story's about how the man affects my character.

I loved working with Adam Driver.

It feels nice after a long career as an actor to find your own voice and support that.