I can be quite serious sometimes so laughing is key.

You put the picture of the ideal person in your head and then someone comes along and they don't fit that ideal at all. But somehow there is something about them that is so attractive. Everyone that I have fallen for has not fit that ideal at all.

It's important to me that a man is good at taking care of people.

I think it's important to be with a guy who has a strong sense of integrity. That's how I was raised, and that's something I look for.

It's very important to be able to distinguish the actors from the characters they play.

The unfortunate thing, and the tragedy of this show [Revenge], is in exploring the theme of revenge. Absolutely everyone can find peace, at some point or another, but the interesting thing is how you find it, the collateral damage along the way and all the trauma that she indirectly causes all these other people in her circle.

With family dramas, it's hard to keep those stories alive.