Portugal is not doing well economically. People are upset and angry. You can feel it on the street. You can tell in the way they drive. We're talking about one of the richest histories. We had an unbelievable empire, and so many maritime discoveries, and how is it that we are now reduced to this? But I still love the country.

We speak loud. And we speak with our hands, but we're not aggressive like warwise. A Portuguese is not going to punch you for no reason.

No actor in the world started off at the top.

Im not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition.

I was always such a skinny kid, so I kind of grew up with an "I hate skinny" mentality.

I've met real female NCIS agents who were smaller than I am. They were very petite.

My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.