But on stage you're able to just take the character from one point to the end and it's a fluid, organic piece. It's about being completely present all the time, right there in the moment.

I think I'll always be a theater gypsy at heart.

Filmmaking in general is just really where I'm putting all of my energy.

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

When Xena finished I just really wanted to work with Shakespeare's material.

And I think right now I'm just enjoying finding something such as One Weekend a Month where I can really resonate with this woman's history and her situation.

In film and television you have to be able to see the whole picture in a different way than you do on the stage because you shoot out of order and you're working with technology.