I always fancied someone might call me 'Red,' like Katherine Hepburn.

I definitely like a little bit of darkness, a little edge. I get a little bored when things are maybe too simple or too... expected.

I don't see myself going back to blonde outside of work though. I really like the red.

I think a lot of drama, nowadays, is character-based and development-based, but 'True Blood' is very plot-oriented.

I think it's fascinating that there's a whole holiday dedicated to things that we fear and that's so interesting about the nature of humanity.

I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.

I've never been a much of a glamour girl.

It's interesting to take a look at people who deal with prejudice on a daily basis - it's been a real eye opener for me.

My skin is pretty low-maintenance, but I'm a big sunscreen wearer, which I think is the big thing when it comes to wrinkles, right?

Things that are unknown attract us.

Where you come from is such a huge part of who you are today.

Acting is somewhat mysteriously taught. There are so many different methods and systems and processes for teaching acting because it will always be an elusive art-form.

As a fair skinned blonde, I disappeared into the background. I've always been a loner, so I suppose dyeing my hair red was a way to say, 'I'm here, I exist, I'm a human being and you can't just push me aside.'

I think it's fun to play with worlds that you can add a lot of your own imagination to. With 'True Blood,' you're not limited by anything, there are just leaps and bounds of the imagination you can take with these characters.

I think that part of the difficulty of being a celebrity is that you may have to hide what you're feeling and you aren't totally allowed to be yourself, because you're in the public eye.