Morena Baccarin
I've had long hair, I've had short hair, and I've had in between hair... and its all good.
When I'm not working, I'm definitely a no-makeup girl. The most I ever do is a little tinted moisturizer and a little mascara and blush.
I swim laps, which is nice because I'm weightless in the water.
They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I've ever seen.
Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.
'V' had just been cancelled; I was looking for a job, and the 'Homeland' script came across my desk. I loved it immediately, although I thought it would end up being discovered gradually - a slow-burner, like 'The Wire.'
The quality and sparkle of Hearts On Fire diamonds is truly unmatched, and I am really excited to represent the brand.
I certainly am not doing nudity because I think lightly of it - I don't think it's something that one should just jump into without thinking about it.
You don't know what love is until you meet your child.
I would love to be a Bond girl. That is on my bucket list, definitely.
Humans have a sense of spontaneity and emotion. We have a dichotomy between grief and happiness.
You like to think that you're bigger than your traditions and customs, but they form who you are.
We're all interested in life outside of Earth. We all have a fascination with what's out there because we don't really know.
The sky above us is something we have very little control of, and the space beyond is something we don't completely understand.
I love 'Modern Family;' I don't exactly watch it when it's on, but I try to catch up on it when I can; it's one of my favorite shows.
My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more fun.
I love a good road trip. And I have been known to sing cheesy '80s songs at the top of my lungs on a windy road when no one can hear.
I love it when you have a lull in the day and you turn on the TV and a random movie is on that you either have never seen or haven't seen in years. Like 'Coming to America' or 'Misery' or 'Moonstruck.'
I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'
I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.
My mother put me on birth control as soon as I told her I wanted to go on it. I was 16. I was very young.
Women work as much as men now, if not more. There's a resurgence of dads in the home and moms working.
I'm not always up to date on everything that's going on, but I am somewhat informed. I listen to NPR. And I actually watch Fox News, because I believe, if you just listen to the things that agree with you, you're not really seeing anything else.
My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing. She was very happy I decided to, but she certainly doesn't offer me criticism because she knows I'd tell her to shut up! Nobody wants to hear that from their mum!
I've love to do more movies. Just because I'm interested in the medium very much. I've done a lot of theatre at this point, and I've done a lot of TV. I've done a few independent films, but a lot of them have not seen the light of day. It'd be really nice to be in a film that gets out there.
If you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust.
I'm an avid cook. Brazilian, some Italian, a little French. And I often throw dinner parties.
I can't complain. I'm making a living out of what I do, which is really rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it.
I do think it is possible to be in love with two people at the same time.
My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.
There are many people who live with terrorism every day.
My son's baby paraphernalia always ends up in my bag.
I always keep a little bit of Lindt or Ghirardelli milk chocolate for when I'm stuck in traffic. And I'm a big fan of Mentos during long plane rides.
I'm one of those people who has a toothbrush and toothpaste with me at all times. After lunch, I'll brush my teeth in a restaurant bathroom!
My hair is normally really unkempt - I'll just use my sunglasses like a headband or throw on a felt cloche by Behida Dolic in windy weather.
I tend to wear flats and jeans and no makeup and walk around, go to the grocery store, and do whatever I have to do.
You see those magazines, 'Oh, look at so-and-so without makeup, Halle Berry without makeup.' It's so crazy to wake up in the morning and have that thought - 'Do I need to put makeup on? Do I need to do something because I know people are going to know who I am?'
I use Lina Hanson Global Face Serum every night. It's a blend of 100 per cent natural essential oils from all over the world, many of which are produced by women's cooperatives.
For a long time, I had this constant feeling that I just wanted to look behind me. The hairs on my neck were standing up all the time, I didn't know where was safe.
In Brazil, you are very close to your family; we saw our cousins every weekend, and my grandmother lived with us.
I got a little bit used to people stopping me in the street with 'V,' at least in America. Not that I think you ever really get used to it. It will always be a shock to be recognised for anything.
I was your typical pregnant lady - pickles and watermelon.
I'm kind of a workaholic.
Coming from 'V' into 'Homeland' was a really big change and the best gift as an actor you can get - which is to transform so drastically from one genre to the next, from lizard to human being!
I like the idea of raising a kid in my trailer. My mother was an actress. I grew up in theater with her in Brazil. I would play with set dolls. And I loved it.
I have this internal cultural struggle where there's a side of me that is very Brazilian that misses the food and culture, and a side of me that's very American that really loves the structure and predictability here.
I feel that my drive and ambition is more American, while the passionate, laid-back side of me is all Brazilian.
You learn to not take things personally and to just let it roll off of you.
My career has been very good to me, but really, the odds are really slim. It's a tough life, and you deal with a lot of rejection and unemployment, and if you're lucky to have a career, it's not easy. So you just want to protect your kids from the pain of rejection.
Inspiration is key for me in choosing characters.