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.

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.

That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader.

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.

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.

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.