I Really Take Pride In The Relationship

I Was Sad The Show [payne] Only Lasted One Season. It Was A Big Undertaking. It'd Be Fun To Revisit, But It'll Probably Never Happen.

I'd Always Thought That Acting Was, Like, You Had To Work Really Hard, You Had To Change The Way You Walked, You Talked, And All Of That. But That's Not Acting. That's Shmacting.

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.

As An Actor, It Made Me Realize A Really Important Lesson. I Didn't Have To Put Any Spin On The Ball As Rita [in Dexter]. All I Had To Do Was Speak. And There Was Such Simplicity In That As An Actor. With Debra, I Was Trying To Put A Square Peg Into A Round Hole, And It Just Didn't Work, But In My Mind, Because I Had To Work So Hard On It, I Was, Like, "oh, This Is Acting!" But That's Not Acting.

I Love Doing Sitcoms And I Love Performing In Front Of A Live Audience, So [payne] Was A Really Fun Experience.