You see those magazines, 'Oh, look at so-and-so without makeup, Halle Berry without makeup.' It's so crazy to wake up in the morning and have that thought - 'Do I need to put makeup on? Do I need to do something because I know people are going to know who I am?'

Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.

At a certain point, I think, you harden yourself to the realities of the business.

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 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.

The sky above us is something we have very little control of, and the space beyond is something we don't completely understand.

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.

I love it when you have a lull in the day and you turn on the TV and a random movie is on that you either have never seen or haven't seen in years. Like 'Coming to America' or 'Misery' or 'Moonstruck.'

I can't complain. I'm making a living out of what I do, which is really rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it.

I love a good road trip. And I have been known to sing cheesy '80s songs at the top of my lungs on a windy road when no one can hear.

I grew up in the West Village and went to the New York City Lab School for junior high.

If you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust.

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.

You like to think that you're bigger than your traditions and customs, but they form who you are.

Inspiration is key for me in choosing characters.

I love 'Modern Family;' I don't exactly watch it when it's on, but I try to catch up on it when I can; it's one of my favorite shows.

The dream as an actor is being able to bounce back and forth between different things.

When I'm not working, I'm definitely a no-makeup girl. The most I ever do is a little tinted moisturizer and a little mascara and blush.

Having no emotions is the most difficult, to tone it down.

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.

We're all interested in life outside of Earth. We all have a fascination with what's out there because we don't really know.

My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more fun.

I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'

I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.

Women work as much as men now, if not more. There's a resurgence of dads in the home and moms working.

My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing. She was very happy I decided to, but she certainly doesn't offer me criticism because she knows I'd tell her to shut up! Nobody wants to hear that from their mum!

I've love to do more movies. Just because I'm interested in the medium very much. I've done a lot of theatre at this point, and I've done a lot of TV. I've done a few independent films, but a lot of them have not seen the light of day. It'd be really nice to be in a film that gets out there.

I'm an avid cook. Brazilian, some Italian, a little French. And I often throw dinner parties.

My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.

There are many people who live with terrorism every day.

My son's baby paraphernalia always ends up in my bag.

I use Lina Hanson Global Face Serum every night. It's a blend of 100 per cent natural essential oils from all over the world, many of which are produced by women's cooperatives.

For a long time, I had this constant feeling that I just wanted to look behind me. The hairs on my neck were standing up all the time, I didn't know where was safe.

In Brazil, you are very close to your family; we saw our cousins every weekend, and my grandmother lived with us.

I got a little bit used to people stopping me in the street with 'V,' at least in America. Not that I think you ever really get used to it. It will always be a shock to be recognised for anything.

I was your typical pregnant lady - pickles and watermelon.

I'm kind of a workaholic.

Coming from 'V' into 'Homeland' was a really big change and the best gift as an actor you can get - which is to transform so drastically from one genre to the next, from lizard to human being!

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.

I feel that my drive and ambition is more American, while the passionate, laid-back side of me is all Brazilian.

You learn to not take things personally and to just let it roll off of you.

It was humbling to see how many fans there are of 'Serenity.' It's like an underground fan base.

What I say is the only thing I can control.

I understand people are curious, but it doesn't matter. My personal life is my personal life.

With a toddler, chilling out is hard to do.

You've got to bring your A-game when you're in the same household as a military guy.

I've had some strange fan encounters, that's for sure.

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.

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 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.