Martha Plimpton

It's long past time we started focusing on the solutions that actually keep women healthy, instead of using basic aspects of women's health as a tool of cultural, moral, and political control.

I've often said in the past that I thought MTV was sort of evil incarnate and signified the beginning of the end. And I don't know if I'm entirely wrong about that, but they did sign my paychecks a year ago, so I guess I'm part of the problem.

Very often a job will come along that speaks to the place you're in as a person at that very moment. And usually once I've done it I feel like that part is over.

Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you need bodies in the streets for women's rights and human rights.

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.

There are so many brilliant women on television right now.

Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.

People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.

It's a very long and difficult schedule on a single-camera show.

I feel comfortable in the presence of oddity. Probably because I'm a little bit odd.

In the theater, as an actor, you're welcoming people into your house.

I am not bored at all. I am not bored in the least.