Creativity is one of the most important brain functions in developing youth. It is the ultimate road to invention. I believe it is really important to both nurture and encourage this in children - and adults, too!

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.

How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.

The flashbacks are a great way to give answers to the story.

I'm always the one who gets killed. And I want it to be really gory. Body parts all over the place. Mangled!

I also think it was important for me and Freddie to be able to have a lot of time to share our lives at the beginning of our marriage rather than my coming home at 9 or 10 at night from the set. Things have really worked out for the best for both of us.

I think that's what growing up is all about. It's about taking on new responsibilities and learning what you can handle, and learning what you can't.