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.

Just believe in yourself and to find spirituality that’s going to carry you. Because all the rest is just fluff.

I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.

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.

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.

But on the other hand, I think as an actor, you tend to want to look at the darker parts of your psyche.

I’ve been looking at oil paintings from oriental artists lately, and the one artist who’s inspired me right now is a man named Hokusai and I’ve had his book by my bed looking at how he interprets landscapes – mountains and water and flowers and birds.