I am morning person--I love that morning air. So I love to go for a walk to get my coffee. There's a coffee shop in my neighborhood called Everyman Espresso and it really might be best coffee in the world. I travel a lot, and I still think this is the best.
When I'm filming Covert Affairs, which is an action show, I need a lot of energy. So I did a lot of research--consulting Andrew Weil, the nutritionist--and now my real breakfast of choice is broiled salmon with different pickled vegetables on the side. Growing up, I would have cereal, milk, fruit--a lot of those have too much sugar. If you're not going to eat for a while and you're going to be jumping off buildings, it's good to go with this kind of long burning lean protein. I also have a green juice: cucumber, parsley, kale, maybe half a lemon in there, watercress, spinach. Making the breakfast is one of the most time consuming things I do in the morning, so I eat it on the go. I have stainless steel containers from Chinatown that lock closed and a steel thermos that I put my juice in.
And then I put vitamins in my pocket. I take a Dr. Weil multi-vitamin (it sounds like I'm promoting him, but I'm not...I mean other than the fact that he's very smart), Wellness Formula (Whole Foods)--all the stuff that prevents you from getting a cold. I also use a Neti Pot routinely in the shower. It's so good to open up the sinus cavity--you want the whole mask of your face bones to resonate. You shouldn't do it every day--it's a little too strong--but when I was on Broadway, I'd do it about four times a week. I know Broadway girls who sing who do it every day, though. Then I look at the New York Times, the best newspaper in the world. And I look over my lines in the morning.
I'm driven to work. I'd love to be one of those chic girls on a bike with her skirt blowing in the wind, but no. I'm too scared of a massive head injury to bike.
