Did you know that Portia de Rossi went to law school for a year? She had every intention of becoming a lawyer and is so thankful that isn't the path she ended up walking. Acting is what she loves to do, and her new role on Better Off Ted is her ticket back into our living rooms. 

"I went to law school for a year thinking I was going to do that for a living before I went to acting. To think that that could have been my life is pretty shocking to me," says de Rossi, 36.

"You're just trying to get ahead and be successful, but at the same time, if you're working for a company like this, it's so immoral. It doesn't care about people, it doesn't care about you, but you're striving to achieve this great career."

Portia's new show will premiere this Wednesday (8:30 EST). Get ready for a new ruthless de Rossi because her character is the high powered lead for Ted's R&D team. 

"She really doesn't care about how other people feel or how they interpret what she's saying," de Rossi says. "That's what is so fun for me, because I'm always worried about how I'm coming off or if someone will be offended by something I've said."

Can Portia relate? Not really. Her career isn't on top of her list of priorities.

"I'd rank my career as a good, healthy third of my life. It's important, and without this third, I wouldn't feel whole. But it's not important for me to be engaged in it 12 months of the year.

Anyone going to tune in this week? 

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