Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.

My dad always told me: 'Stop and look back and appreciate what you've done; stop and smell the flowers.'

I had the hardest time not crying, the entire time that I was filming.

I know Vikings isnt really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.

Sometimes people stay in the same cycle their entire life, but you can still mature within it.

My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.

To be honest, I know there are shows that have a lot of women and they say, 'Oh, we love each other!' but I don't know if I totally believe it.

I was a huge 'Bewitched' fan growing up.

I do love that witches havent really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.

I really loved Witches of Eastwick, the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.

You get along with certain people, but sometimes it feels like a job and you don't feel that instant connection with people.

Listen to the time as it can heal everything.

We can't change yesterday, but we can change tomorrow...

A home is a place one's heart creates and so recognizes as its own. A place it enters of its own free will. All others are merely dwelling places.

I am always true to myself, that is the problem. Who else could I be true to?

War is by no means something glamorous, and I don't think that should ever be forgotten.

Rushing around, hoping to find peace of mind anywhere other than within yourself, is like looking for your heart in someone else's body!

The power of association is stronger than the power of beauty; therefore, the power of association is the power of beauty.

When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got me doing something I love to do.

[While shooting close-ups] you study real eyes, you study how the light reflects in them, you study the back of the eye, you study the way irises reflect emotion. You go into great scientific detail.

Comics can definitely be subversive on the whole, but it's a stylistic thing.