I never worked out for any kind of image.

It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman

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

A lot of times, when you start a show at a young age, you get stuck. You get six years of high school, but I didn't have that.

I think Buffy was a grown-up. One of the amazing things about the show was that I was able to grow with her. Yes, she started in high school, and then she went to college, and then essentially she was a mother to all the other Slayers, so I always felt like Buffy was a grown-up.

I love my friends. They're my family.

I got to see the first step, hear the first word. Most people - and certainly working moms - are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments