I am not a particularly aggressive person. That's not Erica.
— Erica Durance
I love TV, and I love a good script.
It's fun to get to play a lead character that goes all the way through and drives the storyline and makes the final discovery and catches the bad guy.
Sometimes, someone you thought was your adversary is your ally.
I just keep looking for things that are interesting and keep calm as possible about it all, not worrying about being in a 'box.'
The one thing that I really love about 'Smallville,' people are excited, and they love the characters. I can see their point of view.
What do you do when your world is falling apart? How do you hold onto the real and the rational? I think that's very relatable for people.
My home is in West Vancouver, B.C. My husband built it from drawings to design and colour.
You have to squeeze every creative moment and be grateful.
There are a ton of medical dramas out there dealing with life and death.
Often we want to go back to the familiar, go back to where we felt our life pause, but nothing is ever the same.
Actors will, in their mind, want to 'steal the scene,' and the problem is that means the scene didn't work in the first place.
I'm pretty klutzy and I've always been, so I have to own up to it. It's part of my charm!
I'm a bit of a workaholic.
We all need to make time for a burger once in a while.
The best beauty advice I ever received is to keep skin hydrated and limit harsh exposure to the sun. If you are set on the tanned look, there are plenty of great creams that will give you a healthy-looking glow.
It's easier to shut yourself off outside than reveal your inner thoughts.
I think that you can't help but bring pieces of who you are. No matter what you do, it comes through you as a vessel.
I've been lucky enough to do a few roles where you get to be crazy and wild, put on contacts and different wigs and different hairpieces and dresses and outfits and embody the craziness of it all.
In the summertime, it's always hard to introduce new series; everyone's ready for that in the fall.
Thank goodness for me, 'Smallville''s Lois Lane is younger, so there's a little bit of play with the character.
I think that all actors just want to continue acting, so if you get the opportunity to go out and do something again, you feel very lucky.
I read a lot of comics growing up. My mom used to say, 'Would you please read a book?' She was worried where I was going in my life.
I sometimes take leftover food from craft services and give away a bunch of sandwiches on my way home.
I work on most weekends, so my husband is the executive chef. He is an amazing cook. I love the way he does salmon, and his apple pie for dessert is delicious.
You cannot control another human being, and you just have to learn to go with the flow and laugh at yourself, in whatever capacity.
I learned to laugh at myself a little more, and I realized that beautiful things can be made out of mistakes.
I'm fairly introverted, but when I do stuff like a Maxim shoot, there's a side of me I call Gillian.
A lot of actors try to sabotage other actors, and that's sad because then you're never going to get that beautiful scene.
I constantly have anxiety about being the lead of the show. I don't talk about it because it scares me. But I've always wanted to be part of something where I could work on a character in such a big manner, and you get offered that with all the trappings of being the lead of the show.
I might do my own independent film, that my husband wrote for me, if all the ducks are in a row.
I'm a small-town girl, and it'll never be beaten out of me.
If you think too much about playing an icon, it will immobilize you. You have to treat it like a fresh character. Sure, there are guidelines so that you don't upset people, but you have to find your own way.
I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.
I constantly have anxiety about being the lead of the show. I don't talk about it because it scares me, but I've always wanted to be a part of something where I could work on a character in such a big manner, and you get offered that with all the trappings of being the lead of the show.
I think there's something really positive about getting to explore a character for a long time on a TV show and live with that character and live with the choices they make, but it's also really great to step in.
Let's face it: Some of us need our burly men to come rescue us.
My worst thing that I have is that I think too much. And so it's better to go with your gut and do your best and trust the creators and the director that you have there and go scene to scene.
One of my goals is to educate myself more as a woman in this business.
I'm constantly taking my own blood pressure.
Vancouver is a very bike-friendly city.
If it scares me, it means I'm supposed to do it.
I'm a bit of a control freak, and I had to realize you can't control everything in your life.
Sometimes you revisit things and relationships, and then you get going on in it, and you realized that there is a reason this ended.
I went to a tiny little high school... I'd make my foray into Calgary if I wanted to see a movie or do something crazy.
Well, I love TV, and I love a good script.
Any kind of advice that I've been given to cut out carbs forever, don't do it. It just doesn't work. You do okay for a while and then you just overcarb.
I look forward to change, but there is a part of me that absolutely dreads it.
I maintain my inner beauty by trying to lead a balanced life in general. I try to eat healthy foods, but... that doesn't mean I won't treat myself now and then! I work out almost every day, which gives me more energy and helps me feel stronger. I also try to be a genuinely good person to the people around me.
'Smallville' was my first love and it is always close to my heart.
