Shiri Appleby

Men are even afraid to say, 'You look nice,' or, 'You look pretty,' when you come out of hair and makeup to walk on set. And before, men would constantly - producers would constantly say things, but that's kind of a way that they would butter the actresses up and make them feel secure.

Just having more days of being the director on the ground, that's been invaluable.

A lot of the things I get sent are the girlfriend or the wife or the assistant, and those are not that exciting to me.

There was a scene early on during the first season of Roswell and I broke down crying. Since then, I've always just been able to do it.

I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point.

My career after 'Life Unexpected' took a really big dip, and I realized you have no control as an actor over the process of going to work.

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

I never went to any of the Hollywood child parties.

I do feel like I have a lot more confidence now. I can shot list the episode before I start, but then, as things happen on set, I know how to adjust so I can still execute the scene completely, and I still know how to make my days.

In terms of watching other directors, it's more like I go on set now, and I'm prepared, as an actor, and ready to give them everything, but at the same time, you observe how everybody else does it because there's always something to learn.

Baywatch' was one of those shows that you auditioned for all the time as a young girl. I auditioned once to play a blind girl and didn't get it. I was constantly auditioning for it.

I would like to see more of the making of just regular television shows. Like the casting process. I think it's so fascinating to watch the actors come in and see how they discuss everybody afterwards. It's a crazy world that has no rhyme or reason.