To me, giving back is so important. It makes others feel good which then in return makes me feel good.

I believe in gender equality and I love that I can represent strong modern-day women.

As an actor, you're supposed to be able to form yourself into different characters and different roles. It's a transformation, and it is awesome.

There is definitely something that has to be said for me liking the action, Lara Croft type stuff. I really want to explore that side of me.

I ended up meeting my manager because my sister was a receptionist at a management company. My manager is actually my same manager that I have today. That's how it started. I worked my way.

I think the teams biggest struggle is remaining a team. It's kinda like a puzzle, If one piece of the puzzle is missing then the puzzle can't be completed. Every team member plays an important part.

Attending ComicCon for 'Arrow' was so much fun! Seeing the fans excited gets me excited and feels really good.

The way I prepare is through script analysts and back story. I create back story for a character based on script analysts, filling in as many details as possible. I also do a lot of research.

You can't really explain to anyone the experience onset, you actually have to see it to understand what we're all going through. Some days we can be on set 15 - 17 hrs. Plus then there's training.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

My hair's been every color. My hair's been all over the map.

Government can only reign over a classes-divided society.

If you avoid all of life's abrasions you will never be polished enough to shine.

His mother stood before him like a monument. He saw her great outline through the blur of his weakness and his passion. She made no movement at all.

The central mechanism of the avoidance mechanism of PTSD is the ego defense of denial

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself.

Happiness is a moral obligation

Murder decorated with a ribbon is still murder.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs down and prostates the mind also.

One Saturday in 1984, I walked into my first AA meeting. I went regularly for six years and only stopped when I came to realize my underlying problem was not genuine alcoholism, but depression.

You have to let your team get all the credit for all the good stuff that happens, and you take responsibility for the bad stuff.