Linda Hamilton is my hero. She was so tough and so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I think that's what woman action figures are allowed to be: vulnerable, in a way that women are.

In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.

In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care.

We take the show very seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.

I approach my character with the question: What would an animal think? How would an animal respond? A lot of times, it's quick action and no fear, and sometimes it's irrational fear. You don't always know.

When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.

I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.