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.

The Cylons are such a frightening concept - not knowing who is real. No way.

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.

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.

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.

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.