Amy Ryan

'The Wire,' I was such a fan of that show the first season - I think that's the best-written show on TV.

Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.

The Tonys are also kind of like a homegrown party. You know everybody.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.