Well, it's difficult to fall in love with a character when you just read the pilot. You don't really know who the character is.

I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors.

I want a Mini-Cooper because it's fuel efficient, emissions efficient and all that stuff. It's small and better for the environment. I think that will be my next car.

My dream role would probably be a psycho killer, because the whole thing I love about movies is that you get to do things you could never do in real life, and that would be my way of vicariously experiencing being a psycho killer. Also, it's incredibly romantic.

If an audience doesn't get that [Black Snake Moan] is a movie about overcoming exploitation, it could come across as incredibly misogynistic. That would be the worst thing in the world for me.

My brother always teases me about my forehead: 'I could eat off it!'

When I was a little girl - well, like, a teenager - I wanted to be Sam Jackson. I always wanted to be men.