In the South, you don't say exactly what's going on or what's on your mind.

I went to college at North Carolina School of the Arts and took a lot of singing classes, and it really is so connected to emotions.

I think that the audience wants to see women being put into real situations where they can relate to them, rather than seeing some glamorous woman in a 'Bond' film.

I'm a huge fan of Jessica Lange and 'American Horror Story.' I would love to work with her. She's been one of my favorite actresses for a while.

I started doing regional theater. My first job was "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Dallas Theater Center.

I feel like I've found my voice in the actor's business. Because when you first get out of school and you're looking for jobs, you don't want to rock the boat - you can't rock the boat. You'll get known for being that sassy girl that, like, has no résumé and no one wants to work with her. But now, I'm "proven," at least in the television world, and hopefully in the theater world. I'm working on the film world. Unfortunately, it takes a while to build that kind of street cred. It's been recently that I even started to have more confidence in myself.

In the South, you don't say exactly what's going on or what's on your mind.