With 'Mad Men,' people who grew up or were living in that time, they love to talk about what it was really like.

Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'

I do love the clothes on 'Mad Men' because my character has been so elegant and I would never have had access to these clothes. I think Janie Bryant is a costume designing genius. They'll call and tell me, 'It will only take an hour,' and I'm like, 'I will try on the whole truck!'

I'd love to do something on 'Mad Men' and 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really like period stuff.

I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.

I was a switchboard operator on the first season of 'Mad Men.' I was the oldest and bitterest.