A lot of shows fly under the radar for the first couple seasons and then become successful. It doesn't necessarily have any bearing on the success of the show or how much the network is behind it.
If you're going to play strength, you've got to marry that with a vulnerability and give your character some relatable qualities.
I do believe that there is something at the core of protecting your offspring - the love of a mother, you just don't get in the way of it.
My mom has always said that you don't know what love is until you've had a child.
Horror films and genre films are interesting, because I always look for a deeper meaning or a deeper theme in the film.
It took a week for me to be able to take the gun apart, put the gun back together, get the ammunition and load, all the while keeping my eyes down the scope, which was something I'd never had to do before.
Sometimes you have to be uncomfortable.
I loved comic books. I loved Miss Marvel. I talk about Harley Quinn all the time because I think playing villains is so much more fun than playing the good guy because who wouldn't want to go to work and just be crazy?
There is a vulnerability that any woman has in a situation where you're surrounded by men in an enclosed space. You learn through time different defense mechanisms, and it could be for protection, for emotional, physical, everything.
I was always inspired by Sigourney [Weaver]. She's been able to have such beautiful diversity in her career and that's a really impressive thing.
I grew up idolizing these men, like Arnold Schwarzenegger. I loved Sly (Stallone). I loved Bruce Willis. These guys embodied everything that action was in the 80s and 90s.
The moment where I realized how little I actually was, was when Dave Bautista picked me off the ground and I still wasn't even at his pec yet. I was like, "Oh my God, this man is massive."
I think I saw "Predator" when I was six. So I knew from a very young age that it wasn't real, but I just loved it.
I believe that if doors don't open, make new doors. So I also have started producing quite a bit of things as well.
It's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal.
I think that I am lucky and blessed to have the job that I have. I'm trying to create longevity. If that means that I transition and do different things at different points in my life, then that's fine.
People don't realize that I started in musical theater. That's where my roots are.
You don't want to go right, if everyone thinks you're going to go right. You go left, on purpose. Sometimes you can't explain why, and you can't explain what left looks like, but you just do it.
I like to think that I'm a really strong, tough person, but I'm not. I'm a very, very needy person. I'm very insecure. I'm very impressionable. But, there is a side of me that is very put-together, very strong, very capable and very opinionated. It's the two sides of myself.
As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where I think everyone can do the job and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.
Every single person is a beautiful human being, and we're lucky. That's what gives you longevity. You have to love the people that you work with.
I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it!
That's a terrifying prospect for myself, and I'm sure many other people, as well. We leave TVs on in our house. I listen to my record player, constantly, to just hear music. I'm really intrigued by the idea of solitude. I'm excited about that.
Part of what I love about television is that my imagination gets to keep going. It doesn't stop.
Most of the characters I play are heavily engulfed in some sort of fantasy world.
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