I had the prosthetics on, and I went to my trailer, I looked in the mirror, and I smiled. And I was, like, "This is the character - everything she does is with a smile and a bit of glee and joy." And that's how I created Darla [from Buffy The Vampire Slayer]. Prior to that, I was, like, "I have no idea how to play this 400-year-old vampire from hell!".
Julie BenzI've had a career where I've bounced around a lot between different genres, and I feel very lucky and very blessed that that's happened to me.
Julie BenzI was sad the show [Payne] only lasted one season. It was a big undertaking. It'd be fun to revisit, but it'll probably never happen.
Julie BenzI think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating.
Julie Benz