I'm the type of person who feels I have to prove myself first.

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.

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.

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.

And not to mean that I think I'm some special person, but I think we're all here for a very specific reason and once you figure out what that is then you're on the right track and we're all on the ride together.

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.

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.