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" Fiona Shaw is one of my idols. She's phenomenatastic. I just make up a word for her - that's how much I love her. "

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" I always try to make sure that I stay connected to theater so I continue to be inspired. Not that I'm not inspired by television. "

" My body is a reflection of how grateful I am for my life and my health; there are a lot of people less fortunate than me. "

" I did my first Broadway play, 'The Vertical Hour,' in 2006, with Julianne Moore, who's always been one of my favorite actresses. My scene was with her, so it was nerve-racking. "

" If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds. "

" Staying in Vegas would've been too easy for me. "

" I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and then I left there to go to the University of Evansville where I majored in theatre. "

" When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson. "

" If I'm going to be honest with you, when I trained at school, I feel like I was training to be a chameleon. I want to be that versatile actor who can do anything - that's why you learn fifty different dialects, you do Shakespeare, you do commedia, you do it all so that if any job comes your way, you should be able to do it. "

" I used to love Jem and the Holograms. I think if they were doing a concert, I would stand in line to see Jem and the Holograms. "

" I could be ordering ham at the deli, and someone will turn around and look at me and kind of stare. They'll just look at me like, 'I know I know your voice, and I know I know your face.' "

" I'm in a comic book now. That was cool. That's something that I'm still sorta reeling about, 'cause I read comics as a kid. Someone drew me, and actually did a pretty good job! "

" I love Charles Fuller. "

" Dance is in my background. "

" It's really maddening out there for dark-skinned actresses in terms of the opportunities we get. There's just so much talent that is being overlooked. "

" I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess. "

" I still see myself on TV and think, 'Oh my God, I'm on a television, and there are millions of people watching,' and I get really nervous and embarrassed and insecure. "

" Who has ownership over stories these days? "

" I'd love to do another film version of 'Romeo & Juliet.' I'm not too picky as long as it's a good story. "

" New York is home to me. "

" I've always loved who I loved, and it never mattered to me where they were from. That's how it should be: wherever your heart tells you to go, you go. "

" I love to be a vessel through which characters can come through. And if I can move an audience with my work, then I've done my job. "

" That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on. "

" It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die. "

" You know, it cuts both ways... no one wants to lose a job, but everybody wants to work. "

" Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack? "

" I think that as a young lady, you start off not knowing what you want to do, and then you kinda arrive at yourself by the time you're 17 or 18, hopefully. And that's what I did. "

" I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet. "

" I came out of the womb dancing. "

" My legs are actually my favorite feature. "

" I love 'Flashdance.' I thought it was so cool! "