I believe over the last six years now, I've been learning in between actual acting moments on the show.

But it just comes down to trying to get the work out there and however the team fits together then that's the way it sort of plays into itself.

I mean, I like to be creative because it challenges me to try to be better than I am as a person and I hope that in some way that that makes someone else think and feel something about themselves that then has given them the opportunity to grow.

I've grown so much as a person through playing Gabrielle, much less living in New Zealand and being with all of these people that I can't imagine my life being any different.

I always thought I would be a marine biologist because I love the sea - but considering the fact that I've always loved acting and the theater, I don't think I ever gave anything else much of a chance.

I hope that my work makes a difference because I think that's why I do it.

All the pictures in magazines and all of that is fun but in the end it's all about your soul and who you are and have you connected with the people.