I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well. I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic.

I like the idea of playing a historical detective.

I wanted to go into art history. Acting fell into my lap when a neighbor took pictures of me and showed them to an agent.

I'm a trained actress and I can do it, but I think that you have to prove yourself

Knowing when someone's the real deal or not, but still with putting your guard up and self-protecting, you've got to stay open. It comes back to balance.

The one thing I never want to do is act drunk or act high. You don’t do it from a mental kind of place because then you’re just acting.

I think being a woman in Hollywood is a big enough challenge. It really is. I don't want to be one of those people who complain. But the lack of roles out there - it's unbelievable.