It Would Be Really Wonderful If People

Almost Six Years Ago, Before I Was Given The Incredible Opportunity To Be In 'leaving Las Vegas,' I Was Going Through A Long Period Of Artistic Confusion. I'd Spent Years Doing Work That Hadn't Pushed Me Enough, And I Was Beginning To Wonder If I Had Any Talent.

I Spent My Whole Life Trying To Play The Games Males Play.

Everyone At 'csi' Has Been So Great To Work With, And So Great In Terms Of Scheduling. There's A Real Feeling Of Family On That Set... I've Grown To Have So Much Respect For The Cast And Crew - They're Been Together So Many Years And Still Care About The Show And Each Other.

After Leaving Las Vegas I Did Assume That Things Would Get A Lot Easier Than They've Been. But It's Just Been A Mirror Of The Way My Career's Been From The Beginning, So For It To Have Changed Would Have Been Strange. My Career Has Never Been Perfect.

My Mom Had Started To Go To Work When I Was Nine Or Ten, So I Was Aware Of Women Trying To Find Their Own Identities By Working. But I Was Still Influenced By Men To Such An Extreme. I Wanted To Play Their Games And Wanted To Compete In Their World And Be Like Them.