Because I've always been more afraid of writing than I have of doing anything visually such as directing or acting.

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

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.

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.

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

I love actors who are wonderful - like John Cusack and Russell Crowe, and wouldn't it be a treat to eventually direct them one day.

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.