Something's Like Crossed Over In Me And

I Always Want A Challenge. My Whole Career Has Been Based On Trying To Avoid Female Characters That Don't Get To Do Anything. And It's Really Hard To Avoid Those.

It's Partly Because Our Culture So Hyper-sexualizes Females That If You Don't Measure Up To Whatever We're Forced To Think Is The Standard, Then You Feel Inadequate.

I'm Not Somebody Who Takes Stuff Home With Them, That If I Shoot A Scene And I'm Personally Impacted For Days Or Something. I Mean It Certainly Is Affecting And Everything, But It Doesn't Penetrate To Some Deeper Layer. I'm In It When I'm In It.

When I Started Watching Breaking Bad, I Binge-watched It. I Thought It Was So Good That I Started To Cry. It's The Only Time In My Life I've Been Completely Jealous, The Only Time. I Was Like, [imitates Crying] "i Want To Do What Bryan Cranston Gets To Do. I Want A Part Like That." [both Laugh] Isn't That Pathetic?

The Fictitious Worlds Created For Kids Are Nearly Bereft Of Female Presence. It's Sending A Very Clear Message From The Beginning That Women And Girls Do Not Have Half Of The Adventures, That They're Not As Important. We're Teaching Kids That Girls And Women Don't Take Up Half The Space In The World.