A lot of the tabloid stories are written so well, they're very clever and very funny. But you have to focus on what's really important and not read them - don't dive into it and don't get caught up in it.
Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around.
And when I first came out from New York, I hadn't driven in a long time. Now I'm like Joe Speedster.
But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.
But if you are ever stupid enough to go to Lincoln Center and watch the archival tapes that they've made of your play, you walk out of there - or at least I do - trying to find the biggest building to jump off of, while thinking to yourself, I thought I was good in that play, and actually, I sucked.
But it kills me, this fascination with celebrities' personal lives.
I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
I do wish my breasts were bigger. Not big... but less small.
I don't watch the show - only bits and pieces of all of them. The only one I sat through was the pilot.
I embrace everything about Ally... I don't particularly see her as a whiner. One week she's tough, the next she's really weak. I love that. She's human.
I have no perception anymore of who Ally is, but I imagine she's vulnerable and somebody people want to take care of - or hurt.
I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
I love the nature aspect of L.A., which you don't have in New York. You also have more space; my dog has more room to run around outside.
I loved being a mom but as any mother can tell you, you stay home with a two year old 24-7 and you get mush brain and you start wishing that you were working. And then when you're working, unfortunately you're wishing that you were home. It's a tough dilemma that I have a new appreciation for.
I loved Shakespeare in high school.
I think that the character that I'm playing now is so fundamentally different than Ally that I haven't I haven't felt like I had to worry about it at all. But I definitely wanted to make a different choice.
I'm close with my parents. I have a lot of acquaintances, but my very good close friends are few I can count my very good friends on one hand. And that's how I like it to be.
I've been doing a lot of hiking, which I love.
I've dated a couple of guys where I've not told them how old I am. Ever. I've dated them, broken up with them, and they still don't know how old I am.
I've had a couple of long relationships. And I've had a couple of shorter relationships.
It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.
No, I am who I am. I'm not going to change for anybody.
Shows can come and go. They can be a hit and then in three years, gone. There's some comfort in having the stability of a job and having children. It's a double-edged sword.
So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!
So people think I've been lying about my age all this time, It's the records that are wrong. I've never once told anyone how old I am.
Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my dog: the way Webster moves, the way he holds his head. I kind of adapted it into this part unconsciously.
The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
Webster and I are very aloof. The two of us go and sit there by ourselves. I sit by myself in the corner with my book and the newspaper. He kind of runs around a little bit, and then he goes and sits on top of the picnic table. He never plays with other little dogs.
Well, I don't think I've ever consciously come up with tricks and tools to, kind of, hide. I do think I'm a bit more vigilant, in terms of safety issues and things. And sometimes it is kind of nice to try to hold onto your anonymity.
Well, I understand that it hits a nerve with people because they want role models, and they think Ally should be one because she's one of the only women protagonists on TV. But I think that's taking it too seriously, and I certainly have never pretended she's representative of all women.
What I say now is that the way the world underestimates me will be my greatest weapon. People pat me on the head, and I go to myself, oh, and aren't they going to be surprised.
Whenever you move, I think you lose your history.
During school, people were always having trouble with her name. So she would just say that her name was Carol or Jennifer to make life easier.
Calista's parents always supported her in her desire to be an actress. Even when her friends were encouraging her to change professions, her parents never did.
She narrated the children's book, "Shrinking Violet" by Carl Best, the CD which was released by Weston Books in 2003.
She acted in the "Medea Redux" act of "Bash" at the Douglas Fairbanks Theater in the summer of 1999, while on hiatus from "Ally McBeal."
She dated director Sam Mendes in the late spring and summer of 1999.
While in Shawnee High School in Medford, NJ, she was a cheerleader and was active in the student council.
She graduated from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ in 1988, with a BFA in theatre.
The name "Kallista" means "most beautiful" in Greek. "Callista" (her spelling "Calista") is an Anglicization.
She worked in the off-Broadway productions of "The Loop", "All for One", "Sophistry", "Wrong Turn at Lungfish", "Beside Herself" and "Bovver Boys."
She got her first Broadway role playing Laura in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie".
She attended Rutgers University in New Jersey to study acting.
Auditioned for the role of 'Alison Parker' on 'Melrose Place'.
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