AE: You know, 10 years ago, straight actresses who played lesbian characters always talked about being worried about being typecast or branded as a lesbian. But that just hasn’t crossed your mind at all, has it?
SM: Of course not. Why would it? What’s the difference between a gay person and a straight person, really? Who you’re attracted to? Who cares. I really think that the world is heading in that direction too, that they’re starting to understand that love is love. Someone asked me the other day if I would play another lesbian character on TV or in a movie, and I was like, “Uh, yes? That’s not even a question.” I love Emily. I am so lucky to be playing a character as awesome as her.