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I Worked So Hard On That Role [of Debra In Dexter]. And I Barely Worked On Rita. But I Read For Casting - Both Parts - And They Said, "that's Great, We're Going To Bring You In For Producers." So I Read For Some Producers - Both Parts - And They Said, "that's Great, We're Going To Bring You In To Meet The Creator." And I Went In, And As Soon As I Walked In The Room, He Looked At Me And He Said, "oh My God, You're Our Rita!" And I Said, "no! I'm Deb! I'm A Total Deb!" "no, You're Rita!".

I Had The Prosthetics On, And I Went To My Trailer, I Looked In The Mirror, And I Smiled. And I Was, Like, "this Is The Character - Everything She Does Is With A Smile And A Bit Of Glee And Joy." And That's How I Created Darla [from Buffy The Vampire Slayer]. Prior To That, I Was, Like, "i Have No Idea How To Play This 400-year-old Vampire From Hell!".

[betty In Two Evil Eyes]was My Very First On-camera Role. With Harvey Keitel.

I Was 18 Years Old When I Did The Pilot [of Hi Honey, I'm Home], So I Was A Freshman At Nyu, And It Was One Of My First Professional Auditions In New York City. And I Somehow Booked The Job. I Have No Idea How.

So It's Nice To Know That Rita Had That Impact, And It Was Nice To End A Character On A High Note Like That. But, Again, In The Moment... I Always Say, Nobody Was More Devastated Than Me [from Rita's Death In Dexter]!