I think that's what makes David Ayer really interesting. He likes to make a tough-y movie, but actually he's a character director. He's fascinated by the actual people who decide to have these jobs and the way it affects their lives.

I know as an actor there is a certain liberation auditioning for a role that has no beauty requirements.

I personally love a cliffhanger - I think it just extends the pleasure of viewing.

When I was doing theater for all those years in New York, I did a lot of classical theater, wearing big corsets and big dresses and doing dialects. It's interesting that once I moved to TV, I'm playing these scrappy, contemporary toughies.

Every role that you play comes with its own set of challenges.

I don't know how people chew gum all day long.

When actors are the real deal, all that star whatever goes right out the window and you're there to tell a story.