I'm very picky when it comes to men. I come across a man who I'm really attracted to about once every five years.

One of the great pleasures of working in Middle Earth is you get to be another being.

I consider acting a day job - it's not my dream; it's not my be-all, end-all.

As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and hopefully please yourself - because you cant possibly please everyone.

Diets are a fool’s errand. I eat something sweet every day, whether it’s chocolate or a cookie. If I don’t, I guarantee you that there’s going to be a day every week when I’m going to stuff myself, especially if it’s PMS time.

A month and a half after my first audition, I won the role on Lost.

I eventually want to come back to Canada, to disappear, have nobody know me, and just be a writer and do what I want to do.