I Loved Working On That Show [defiance].

Darla [from Buffy The Vampire Slayer] Was Where I Grew Up. For Me, Darla Was Like Going To Graduate School For Acting. I Learned So Much With Joss Whedon And David Greenwalt. They Encouraged Us To Make Creative Choices With Our Characters.

I Didn't Really Know Who [dario Argento] Was At The Time. I Know Him Now, Obviously. But I Went In To Be An Extra On The Movie [two Evil Eyes], And He Saw Me Sitting Out Waiting To Meet The Casting Director, And He Pulled My Mother And I Into A Separate Conference Room.

Playing Amanda [in Defiance] Was A Wonderful Opportunity For Me. She Was Strong, Dynamic, A Complete Badass, Not Defined Her Relationship With A Man. She Could Hold Her Own. I Really Loved Her.

I Remember Reading An Interview That Anthony Hopkins Had Given About How He Developed Hannibal Lecter. He Said He Just Looked In The Mirror And, I Forget Exactly What It Was, But He Looked In The Mirror And Realized That When He Smiled, It Looked Creepy.

That Was One Of The Reasons I Took The Role [of Mayor Amanda Rosewater In Defiance] - To Be A Part Of Something Groundbreaking Interested Me.