During 'Manchurian Candidate' - that role originated with Laurence Harvey, and I studied everything he did. I would never be able to reproduce that performance, but I got a lot of ideas from watching it.

I went to school in Massachusetts at Hampshire College.

I think conflicted characters are always more interesting.

I'm someone who started in the theater and really couldn't stand repeating the show. My favorite part of acting is the five or six weeks of rehearsal that you get. I like doing previews; I like the opening week because my friends and family come, and then after that, I don't want to do it anymore.

I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career.

No offense to the Canadians, but I believe location is like a character, and authenticity really matters. When you're in a place like New York or D.C., you just can't beat it, and it's so hard to recreate because they are both such distinctive places. I think it's pretty easy these days to tell films that are shot in Toronto.

I'm terrible with big parties.

I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is. I was a little bit different.

The guy who kind of broke the story in 'Spotlight' was a priest, the guy who had sort of done all the research. One of the things he said when one of the 'Spotlight' reporters asked him how he could still remain a Catholic, he said that, 'My faith is in the eternal, and the church is an organization.'

We have to remember to respect the faith of people and maybe not the organizations or the groups that manifest around it.

My mother didn't let me see color films. I saw a lot of black-and-white films. The first time I saw Basil Rathbone, I was completely taken. To me, that was the epitome of great acting, was Basil Rathbone - not only in Sherlock Holmes, but the Sheriff of Nottingham, and all the terrible characters he had to play alongside Errol Flynn.

The interesting thing about doing serial television is that the character is growing separate from you, the character and the show are growing, and you get to observe that and participate with it in a way that I think is actually really exciting for an actor.

It's finding time for each other. That's the trick to any relationship, you know. Finding time to really be present for each other.

I remember finding 'Harold and Maude' strangely erotic. I've always had an octogenarian fetish.

The worst bar fights I ever saw were in London. I saw a guy break a pint glass in another guy's face in a club in the Eighties. It was a gay club, too.

When my grandpa was moved to physical action, you felt utter terror.

I have the kind of face that people want to punch.

Theater is consistent. You ride your bike to work. You get most of the day off so you can see your kids. My problem is that after three months, I go mad. One of the reasons I never thought I could do a TV show is that I hate doing the same thing over and over again.

Growing up, I was always blown away by 'Star Trek' and 'Barbarella' and 'Logan's Run.' The retro sci-fi thing.

I think one of the biggest lessons I continue to learn is having humility and being thankful for what you have because everything's a grind and it doesn't get easier.

I think Warped Tour's bringing something special to me.

You can't go with the intention of writing something inspirational. You just have to go with the right heart.

It's an added layer of duties and responsibilities, but it takes away from a lot of the arbitrary pressures that I've felt before. I just enjoy every moment more, and that's the beauty of being a mom.

I sleep in a bunk bed because my studio's under it. It's like a loft bed.

Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter. Everything takes work, no matter how many records you put out.

Love is so much more than gender: You fall in love with a person.

Music has always been a visual thing to me, so writing and drawing the 'Skin&Earth' comics, which tie cohesively with the music, was an obvious move for me as an artist.

For me, the biggest gauge for success in a project is people's reaction to it and what they're saying about it and if they're sharing it on social media.

I've never been this massive artist, but I've always had this really wicked cool fanbase - people that really dive in, know every single B-side, and cosplay characters at our shows.

I think that as you evolve as a person and an artist, your creative process evolves and changes, too.

I've been stung by a jellyfish.

When I had my baby, it really freed my mind. No matter how well you do or how unsuccessful you are, there's still somebody who thinks you're the best in the world.

I think people end up connecting somehow when they have a lot in common.

There is something empowering about being a female warrior to me.

You have to learn how to deal with curve balls.

I started as a pretty quiet kid and have had to evolve into a performer.

I think a lot of the time, comic art is dismissed as... not art, and comic writing is dismissed as not literature.

I'm kind of obsessed with laser guns.

I remember when I would write a song as a kid, I would also write out on paper what the drums would do, what the bass would do, and what the vocals would be doing.

I think people act on their emotions without thinking on them and one of our biggest faults as humans is our instinct to do that. I know I've done it. I'm trying to learn how to control that.

I loved comics for a long time, loved the medium, and I love where comics are going. It's on the forefront of social issues, and there's no production value limit, so you can create an entire world. As long as you can visualize it, you can make it a reality.

I collect Wonder Woman - from comics to paraphernalia, and I even have a tattoo of her on my back.

You should write songs about what you feel, but you can't write in such a way like it's a diary entry. You should write it in a way that people understand in their lives.

I love going home to my family, hanging out, and playing video games.

I've been a fan of 'Wonder Woman' as long as I remember knowing who Wonder Woman was. And being able to draw or write 'Wonder Woman' would be amazing.

Even into a spiritual level I believe that there are dimensions around us that we can't see and forces happening that we can't explain. It's too lame to not think that.

It's a constant struggle in the comic community to be considered a book and to be considered art, but it's just as time-consuming as any other art, and it's just as powerful of a read as any book.

Being a performer and recording artist and playing 'World of Warcraft' - that's a pretty time-intensive combination.

Not that I sound anything like her, but I grew up singing like Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion was definitely my favourite artist when I was 12.

Like everybody, you get nights where you feel completely depressed. You start thinking about all the bad things and think about the glass half empty - instead of half full. There's no explanation for it.