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.

I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.

I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman.

There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... so I don't write a million songs.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.