For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.

We live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always sacrifice money and security for adventure and challenge.

Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot.

Happiness is a choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up and choose to be happy.

Now it wasn’t just that Xena was bisexual and kinda liked her gal pal and they kind of fooled around sometimes, it was ‘Nope, they’re married, man.'

I am not intimidating. I am a woman's woman. I love hanging out with women. And people are really inspired by this show.

One of my missions is to get people to go, "Oh, she's really nice and I really like her, but what were the words she just said?!" I want your instincts to be at odds with your mind.

So yes, the roles are getting more and more like me. But that's because Xena was so entirely unlike me. Most people aren't really aware of that.

My voice likes rock music. My problem is, I can do a lot of things, but I have to find my own voice.

I've often wanted to play the victim, or somebody who makes terrible choices. I would love to play the alcoholic mother who horribly lets down her children. That's a great morally imperiled role.

Growing up, I looked up to real women. I didn't go in for hero worship and I still don't. Everybody has feet of clay.

Never close your hands in the face of evil fate

The sisters were glad to be together. They had the easy sort of relationship where they didn't have to speak to be understood.

The one thing that tackle wasn't was high and dangerous.

I think that you get something for your acting from almost anything you do.

My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

I do nothing, granted. But I see the hours pass - which is better than trying to fill them.

Love is a terrible weakness. It gives your enemies a perfect target, clouds your judgement, makes you reckless... and that's on a good day.

Leaders don't rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece.

People who had empires, unfortunately, want them back eventually, somehow, someway.

When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.