Is your son aware that he has an extremely famous mother?

No, I don’t think he knows. He doesn’t really know what ‘famous’ is. He’s aware that his parents are actors. He knows that we do movies and we’re on television, but we never use the word ‘famous.’ He understands that people know who I am if they watch the show and he knows that it’s pretend, but he doesn’t watch the show. In fact, he’s never seen it.

He’s not seen any of it?

No. Never. It’s on too late. I don’t think it’s really appropriate at for an 8-year-old.
 
Having adopted a newborn in your personal life, how much did you bring to the story when your character decided to adopt a child on Brothers & Sisters?

Well, the logistics of it were completely different, but I obviously knew what it meant to adopt emotionally and I know how high the stakes are. Once you become a mother, it informs your acting in a richer and a deeper way. It certainly did that for me. However, I left the writing to the writers.
 
Do you think the adoption will have a huge effect on your character’s life?

I think so. I think her priorities have changed. She’s really about family and about being home. Babies do that to you. They get under your skin like that.

Have you enjoyed working with the babies on the show?

It’s been a lot of fun. They are so cute and adorable. Holding them really takes me back to when my son was little. It’s lovely.

What do you think of Kitty and Robert’s relationship?

I think our relationship is very complicated at the end of the season. It’s kind of sad, too. Kitty was on the verge of leaving Robert, but then he had a heart attack and that’s what keeps them together. I thought it was really interesting because you can be out of the door but then something like that happens and there is no choice. You find that love that you had for them in a very deep visceral way and you go back to each other. However, it doesn’t make your problems go away.
 
Does this mean you think their problems will creep back?

I think it becomes much more complicated. It’s a very sad relationship. We are watching this relationship disintegrate apart, but nobody is right and nobody is wrong.
 
Do you think there’s a chance that Kitty will become a single mom?

I don’t know. I doubt it. At the end of the day, I think Kitty and Robert are crazy about each other. I’m not going to tell you if they separate or if other people become involved because you’ll see that if you watch the show. The one thing I will say is, at the end of the day, I think they are destined to be together on some level.
 
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