Going from one kid to two kids is insane.
— Morena Baccarin
There's really no way to plan how to play an alien.
I grew up in the West Village and went to the New York City Lab School for junior high.
I had a very liberal family.
I've done some sitcoms here and there, but nothing long term.
You go on a million auditions anyway as an actor, and one out of a hundred, you get. It's a hard life, but you can't really think about it that way.
Sci-fi fans are a different breed. They are so loyal, it's unbelievable. They've seen every sci-fi thing I've done, and then they started watching 'Homeland' because I was in it.
You like to think that you're bigger than your traditions and customs, but they form who you are.
'Gotham' was something that just popped up for me.
My dad was a news editor for a Brazilian news station, and they had offices in New York and London.
It's incredibly fun as an actor to get to play different styles and different genres for completely different audiences.
I grew up in the States, but I go back to Brazil quite often, and a big part of me is very Brazilian, so there's a constant struggle between the two cultures within me. They're very different approaches to life.
I've had some strange fan encounters, that's for sure.
All I think about is my son, my family, and my future family.
It was humbling to see how many fans there are of 'Serenity.' It's like an underground fan base.
My career has been very good to me, but really, the odds are really slim. It's a tough life, and you deal with a lot of rejection and unemployment, and if you're lucky to have a career, it's not easy. So you just want to protect your kids from the pain of rejection.
I have this internal cultural struggle where there's a side of me that is very Brazilian that misses the food and culture, and a side of me that's very American that really loves the structure and predictability here.
The quality and sparkle of Hearts On Fire diamonds is truly unmatched, and I am really excited to represent the brand.
When I first cut my hair short, I was trying for a mix of Mia Farrow and Jean Seberg. The photo I took to my hairdresser was Jean Seberg in Breathless. I said, 'Make me look like this.'
My first role was in a Nativity play. My mom was playing Mary, and I was crying backstage, so she brought me out as Baby Jesus.
I am not that savvy, to be honest. I know what I believe in, and I try to follow people who do the same.
I think I'm more the method acting school.
'V' had just been cancelled; I was looking for a job, and the 'Homeland' script came across my desk. I loved it immediately, although I thought it would end up being discovered gradually - a slow-burner, like 'The Wire.'
The lamest excuse that I get incessantly is, 'Oh, we're not going ethnic with that role,' so I can't go in for it, or I can't get the part, which is really stupid, because, in today's world, people look different.
You don't know what love is until you meet your child.
It's rare that this woman gets to be in a superhero movie and not be the victim.
Some people have strong opinions about women with short hair. They find it very masculine and severe. Others think it's soft and feminine and makes your features stand out. It can be an Audrey Hepburn kind of thing.
I certainly am not doing nudity because I think lightly of it - I don't think it's something that one should just jump into without thinking about it.
There are some roles that are more still and internal and emotional, and others that are more physical, which get you out of your mind for a while.
You've got to bring your A-game when you're in the same household as a military guy.
I understand people are curious, but it doesn't matter. My personal life is my personal life.
Having no emotions is the most difficult, to tone it down.
You learn to not take things personally and to just let it roll off of you.
I like the idea of raising a kid in my trailer. My mother was an actress. I grew up in theater with her in Brazil. I would play with set dolls. And I loved it.
I had the opportunity to wear Hearts On Fire jewelry on the red carpet and just loved the way their diamonds made me look and feel.
When I was 7, we moved to New York because my dad's job was transferred.
My mom never cared if I came home dirty from playing outside with my brother. If I got my dress muddy, or my jeans were ripped, or I got blood on something. But I think a lot of girls have a different experience.
I'm not saying that people should believe in a specific thing or a specific way, but if everyone has the knowledge they need to have, then they can make their own decisions. That's the key thing: to have the information.
I'd love to do a comedic film. I'd love to do a very epic Shakespearian film.
I feel like I go in on a lot of things that I want to be going in for.
At a certain point, I think, you harden yourself to the realities of the business.
I'd like to think that every job and every step I've taken progressed more and more toward the career that I've wanted to have.
That's the charm of Deadpool. He's charmingly annoying, and he'll be the first to admit that.
I swim laps, which is nice because I'm weightless in the water.
I think, in general, this country makes a huge deal about nudity and not a big enough deal about violence. We're allowed to cut people's heads off on shows - but not allowed to show breasts or somebody breastfeeding or whatever. I think it's a big deal in America especially. But I think to each is own.
The dream as an actor is being able to bounce back and forth between different things.
With a toddler, chilling out is hard to do.
What I say is the only thing I can control.
Inspiration is key for me in choosing characters.
I feel that my drive and ambition is more American, while the passionate, laid-back side of me is all Brazilian.
