All of the secrets the vampires held dear have been exposed, and the humans can now fight back as equals in a way, which is scary.

It is definitely a hard show [True Blood] to jump into the middle of, but luckily we have things like HBO Go now. It's not like you've missed it and now you're stuck. And I think once guys give it a shot - and you'll be able to speak to this better than I will - there's a lot of stuff that can be interesting to guys. There's a lot of action. Plenty of people are getting their heads chopped off.

I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.

As the years have gone on and you start to know your character better than some of the writers and directors do, you get a little bit more of a world in which you can say, "I think it would be really great, if this year, her fate wasn't determined by the boys," or that kind of thing. You have to pick your battles and make sure that you've earned the right to talk about that.

I think heroism comes in different packages. The superhero package is one that we're familiar with.

All of the secrets the vampires held dear have been exposed, and the humans can now fight back as equals in a way, which is scary.

Acting is somewhat mysteriously taught. There are so many different methods and systems and processes for teaching acting because it will always be an elusive art-form.