We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

For me, as an actress, one of the most essential things that I need to know is what do I want for and from the people around me in the story.

With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives.

We never know all the facts and the more we're mindful of how we deal with people, the more opportunity we have to evolve.

It is really wonderful for me to understand that there are times in life when your job, and the excellence of your job, requires to not be - have the comfort zone of being popular.

I think that in a general sense, the idea of getting comfortable with the truth in life is uncomfortable.

We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.