She took the role of Dr. Jennifer Melfi instead because she wanted to try something different and felt the part of the highly educated Dr. Melfi would be more of a challenge for her.
Hun valgte dog rollen som Dr. Jennifer Melfi i stedet, fordi hun ønskede at prøve noget anderledes, og følte at det ville være mere udfordrende for hende at spille den højt-uddannede Dr. Melfi.