I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family.

When you eliminate all stimuli, your brain is like, 'Finally, we've got some space! I want to talk with you about something!'

...Is Wonderland really a wonder...when you have nowhere to land?

I remembered moving from Sacramento to Los Angeles with my mum when I was seven and my sister was three or four.

I was born in Sacramento but moved to Los Angeles with my mom and my little sister when I was seven.

Toni Collette has been a huge influence. She was my absolute number one idol, and then I got 'United States of Tara.' I was pinching myself. I couldn't believe the first day I was on set, and I got pages of dialogue of real stuff to do with her.