When you decide to become an opera singer, it's a commitment that allows nothing else to interfere. Even your family - and I have a young daughter - has to take second place.

Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot.

My plan is to shock people with what I can do, because I've got a few sides to me that I've never used on screen.

We actually did quite a lot of comedy on 'Xena'. The whole show was very tongue-in-cheek.

We live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always sacrifice money and security for adventure and challenge.

Comedies are often half-hour programs and then drama and action series are often an hour.

Some people think that acting's about being somebody else and I don't. I think this is how I would be given the same circumstances. And I do it for my own enjoyment.