It takes a lot out of you to do a one-hour episodic lead of a show. I don't think actors realize that when they take the job.
I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show.
During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.
It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you.
I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids.
Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace.
Mae: Show 'em your friendly, Honey! Let 'em sniff your hand
With theater, depending on the audience, the show is different every night and really requires your constant concentration. With film, it's more possible to focus for shorter, more intense bits of time.
I was very friendly with Jimi Hendrix because my boyfriend at the time, Tommy Weber, was making a film about him, so I would go to all of his shows.
In theater, the show must go on, so you train yourself to be able to nail it every single time because that's what the audience deserves, and that's the magic of live theater.
My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time.
The Doctor' is the kind of character - because the guest cast is changing all the time, there are very few constants in the show, so the 'Doctor'- when you're there, you're in it a lot. You're speaking a lot.
For a long time, my shows were about people walking out or about getting my gigs canceled or having the presenter not wanting to pay me.
I never do a show where the people just sit there and look at me. They always sing along. It's going to be a fun time.
I've been offered a couple of shows that have been very successful, but they weren't right for me. It has to be something I could be excited about for a long time.
Cable series have more time to focus on characters, and a structure that allows for a development in character as you go along. Network shows have a pressure of time and space that is completely different.
One thing that happens on the 'Newsroom' is that every time a real story does get incorporated into the show, there's always an angle that's provided that hasn't really been dealt with yet.
You'd have to spend a lot of time with me before I'd be comfortable enough to show my dark side.
Sea Hunt was the first time anyone tackled a show that took place underwater. The stories were sort of exciting for kids, like cops and robbers underwater.
I've always wanted to be on a show that's well respected and had critical acclaim and that people like to watch, and at the same time find something that, for me, as an actor, is interesting and challenging.
Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show.
