Darla [from Buffy The Vampire Slayer] was where I grew up. For me, Darla was like going to graduate school for acting. I learned so much with Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt. They encouraged us to make creative choices with our characters.
Julie BenzI'm fortunate that I've been an athlete, my whole life, and I work out like a crazy person.
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 BenzYou really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.
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 didn't tell anybody [had got a role at As Good As It Gets], because I was just going, "Well, that was the strangest audition..." And I just thought, "There's no way he gave me the job on the spot when there was a room full of other girls waiting to audition for it." But then I didn't hear anything for a couple of days, so I finally called my agents, and they're, like, "Oh, yeah, congratulations! We know Jim [L.Brooks] told you in the room that you got it."
Julie Benz