Emily had previously auditioned for the part of Rebecca Harper on Brothers and Sisters. However, she decided to skip the callback so that she could be with her family on Christmas.
Emily: (on learning about the volatility of life as a working actress) UCLA teaches really well to never sit around waiting for someone to hire you. They tell you to go out and create your own work, and they show you how to do that.
Emily: (about enjoying the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles without getting swept up in it) If you're so freaked out about your job and so freaked out about your career and so freaked out about obtaining things, you're going to eventually crash into those things. The minute we start caring for people instead of caring about obtaining something, then I think we're in the right place.
Emily: (on choosing her roles) When I do work I want to be able to call my grandparents and say, Watch this. I want the stuff I'm putting out there to make people think. I want to make choices in my career that are true to my artistic integrity.