Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work.

I like food. I like eating. And I don't want to deprive myself of good food.

Ultimately you want to do something in life that people will remember. And with Buffy, I did that. I don't feel like I need to achieve something. I just do it because it's fun. And that takes the pressure off.

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.

Being an actor gives you a chance to play all kinds of roles, very moving and dramatic on one project, silly and girlish on another. That's the most interesting thing out this business, you get to keep reinventing yourself.