The show is really about a family and how they deal with a guy who has this crazy career.

I chose not to go home and struggle with the New York scene. My size sort of locked me out. I was too short for the stage. I would have been doing character roles, so I went to Los Angeles. There is a lot more happening out there. I also felt it was important to break away from my family.

Lawyers generally want a larger jury pool and Willacy County is like an extended family where everyone knows each other. They might think they know what the evidence is.

She grinded it out as she has done her whole career.

Howie never got sophisticated, but he got really good at being unbelievably unsophisticated. Who doesn't have that part of himself that laughs at silliness? But it's brilliant silliness because it's so pure. You get sucked into that world of his.

I just wish I got a quarter every time someone clicks on 'Little Women, Big Cars.' We had a 125-page script for this show. We used the creator's house to shoot. But it's expensive to do these shows. They're eventually not going to be able to get the quality of actors.