When you're actually filming, there are times when you get access to places you'd never get to see.

Thankfully, the life of an actor can be quite balanced anyway. If you look over the course of a whole year, you do tend to have periods of down time. So, it's about managing the balance.

As with anything in life, when you have certain experiences at pivotal times, they shape you.

I always want to learn and be challenged - and to get better as an actress.

I really enjoy the now because that's all we're certain of.

In life, you're supposed to get wiser, so as an actor, even just through your own life experiences, you're already richer as a person and have more to pull on. And this job is great for the places it takes you to, the things it makes you interested in and the skills you get to learn.

I really miss my family and my kids when I'm away from home.