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

I was very burned out after Buffy. It was exhausting. It took me from essentially 18 on the pilot to being 24 and married when we finished. That show was my life. I was doing movies on the hiatuses and on weekends, but I needed to explore and live that gypsy lifestyle.

You have to remember once in a while that you can actually stop working and appreciate things.

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 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 don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter. She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better.

I would tell any actress that the trick is to play all the female characters on your show, and then all the men are yours.