As The Actor, You Just Have To

The Only Thing I Consciously Avoid Is Playing The Victim. I Think Women Are Portrayed As The Victim In So Many Things, And I Really Like Women With Strength - Although I Feel Now I May Have Gone Overboard By Playing So Many Strong, Sassy Women.

I'm Not Going To Become Anybody I Don't Want To Become

I Don't Think There's Anything Immature About Fighting For The Underdog And Fighting For People Who Don't Have A Voice. I Have An Intense Desire To Protect People Who Can't Protect Themselves.

I Think That We, As Monkeys, Want To Live In Smaller Groups. It's Very Scary When We're All - As Wonderful As It Is - Connected.

When Veronica Mars Was Canceled, The Following Season Of Pilots For The Cw Had Been Announced, And One Was Gossip Girl. I Read It, And I Knew I Was Sort Of Old To Play Any Of The Kids. I Called Dawn Ostroff -- Who Was The Head Of The Cw At The Time -- And Said, 'hey, I Did So Much Narration On Veronica Mars, Can I Narrate This Show? And She Said, 'hey, That's A Very Good Idea.' They Knew I Had A Younger Voice, They Liked Me And They Knew I'd Show Up For Work, And I Guess That Was All I Really Needed. It Was So Clear To Me How Sassy And Catty She Needed To Be.