I think that being isolated from the Hollywood world of premieres and red carpet events was probably good for me because I could ease into those at will and by my own choice. But in other aspects, when it comes to fanfare, Hawaii is nuts and in L.A. they're all so jaded. They don't care.

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

I'm always changing things around. I have to change it all the time. I'm rearranging furniture and taking down paintings and putting up new ones, and buying new pieces of art.

In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth.

I can still go grocery shopping and not get mobbed. But when I was in South Africa this summer, I had people asking for autographs, and that scared me.

I always wear something slightly masculine.

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