It is said that our destiny is set, predetermined before conception. But I myself, have never been a believer.

I think we need that to ground us as human beings. I would imagine after an extended amount of time, a vampire might stall a little bit.

It is said that our destiny is set, predetermined before conception. But I myself, have never been a believer.

When someone new comes on and has their first nude scene - and even if it's not full nudity - it's always a weird, awkward setup. We have these famous merkins which are sort of toupees for your delicate areas to make it look like you're naked but cover you up a little bit. But we joke around a little bit with the newbies who are trying that stuff on for the first time.

I have a policy that I don't actually watch the work that I do. There are all kinds of reasons to do that, but one really interesting side effect that has come about from that is that I have no imagery of the show that isn't from first-person.

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

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.