You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.Collection: Learning
I've grown as a person. The dynamics on this set are very demanding because we work a lot of hours, it's very sad material, so there's always someone upset because it's really heavy stuff.Collection: Sad
I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.Collection: Courage
I was very excited about the idea that I could be an idealist, that I could be my age, the eager beaver who had hope in the justice system and the one who gets disappointed just like the audience.
I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.
I stuck out like a sore thumb when I came on, just by the fact that I looked so different. I think that adjustment for the audience was a hurdle for me.
I would love for TNT to run the whole season at one point. I don't think that'll ever happen, though.
I've grown up so much here. It's been two years. I've become a woman here, I've become an actress here.
Life came in and put me in front of the camera before I could really make a decision, but I think I probably would have gravitated to film.
The business is a very tricky obstacle course, and you should be very clear about work begetting work. If you're not working, you're not interesting.
What made me fall in love with acting, which is my life, was watching other people perform. It made me hunger to do that.
You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative.
Our goal as women should be to discover who we are and not who we think we should be or who the world wants us to be. It's not our responsibility to be arm candy!Collection: Responsibility