I'm not one to be messed with. I can be bad when it needs to happen..

I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outf….

So my views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV, but I know it's not always easy to come out a….

Honestly, as an actor, all I need to know, the way I kind of look at a scene, is like a puzzle. There are certain puzzle pieces that are bigger than ….

Cheerleading was my way in. It was one of the most rigorous audition processes ever. It definitely groomed me for Hollywood..

As a parent, you experience the most of everything. The most love, the most fear, the most hurt and the most tired, the most of every emotion..

I never thought I would be one of those wacky chicks who say, 'I loved my labor,' but I loved every part of it. It was the best day of my life..

I'm a tomboy myself and have always been incredibly athletic..

I'm a girl in boy's clothing. I like to get a little rough. I prefer mud to makeup. That's me in a nutshell..

It doesn't matter what people say or what the rules say or what you're supposed to do, you go after what's in your heart..

I'm used to a lot of love scenes. I'm used to something that requires me to kick up my heels and wink-wink, flirt-flirt with a twirl of my skirt..

I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws..

I love guns. I love shooting guns..

I think it's important to love what you do and have a good time with it. I go to work every day and have a blast..

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'.

I was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track..

I have an incredibly dark, mysterious, witchy side and another side that's very bubbly and cheerleader-esque..

I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible..

I hate girls who complain, 'Oh, guys are looking at me!' But I love it when guys check me out. It just feels great..

I really got into 'The Walking Dead.' That was genius. And I have to say, my husband is on 'Shameless,' and I think it's a brilliant show..

I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.'.