We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents.

People want you to satisfy every possible dream or expectation they would have for a woman president, ... We still live at a time when a female president is controversial - even though it seems so bizarre that we've made it to the 21st century excluding half of the potential talent pool.

I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready.

but I have to appreciate that actors have it a lot easier than other people who have to work these kinds of hours -- even the actual president.

As an Independent, she has no party backing... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female.

People are coming here now to have a good time. It's a destination location. It's the cuisine, it's the entertainment, it's the people-watching, it's the sharing of celebrity, and living vicariously through some of those folk.