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 have so many people come up to me, 20-some years later, and saying, "I loved you in Jawbreaker!".
Julie BenzYou don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character.
Julie BenzI'd been doing comedy up that point and hadn't really done a lot of drama, and then all of a sudden he casts me as a 400-year-old vampire from hell. It was, like, "What?!"
Julie Benz