I like food. I like eating. And I don't want to deprive myself of good food.

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

I don't understand why James Bond has to be a man all the time. When Pierce Brosnan retires, why not one of us?

I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life.

Really, how bad is eating a piece of cake? Being bad is murdering someone. That's bad. Don't do that.

A lot of times [in the movie industry], women are relegated to playing the wife or girlfriend or daughter.

I am definitely a Type-A, tidy, everything-has-a-place kind of person, so initially encouraging a mess was against my nature. But once you realize all the benefits, it's pretty simple to let that go.