I go to the gym in a baseball cap, sweats and then run into a boy I like. It happens - so what?

The thing with 'Alphas' is that, even though it's sci-fi, I run into lots of people that have watched the show for various reasons. They're like, 'I had no expectation, and I'm totally blown away and fascinated.'

In Afghan culture, you don't date - you marry. Even talking to boys before marriage brings great shame to your family.

Whenever my mom goes to Afghanistan, I'm just like, 'Bring me jewelry.'

My dad was in a Beatles cover band. My mom wore Candies and belly buttons. The people in our family were very glamorous. They wore pearls like Jackie O.

I just always knew I wanted to be an actor. I gave my Emmy acceptance speech when I was 11. But, I wasn't allowed to do plays and things like that. It was considered dangerous. My parents didn't think it was safe for a girl to do that, and they definitely didn't think it was interesting to participate in the arts.