I don't think that this family is odd. People may have greater or lesser elements of drama in their Thanksgiving Day. But I recognize these people.

I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather.

I started doing repertory theatre in upstate New York when I was 15, went back when I was 16, and by that time decided that I really wanted to study drama seriously and go to an acting conservatory called Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

When my dad was alive, he would give them to the kids. People didn't have a lot of money, so they did this for gifts.

I'm going to try to prepare, what for the McArthur family is a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Did you know that mashed potatoes with onions could be dehydrated?

He had big input into me coming on the show. I was wary of coming back into that hour [drama] world, and to join a show that's already on - you never know the temperament of the set. You better love working there, because I can't tell you how depressing it can get if you don't.