Quotes

Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.

I know Vikings (2013) isn't really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.

I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character . . . a bad female character that comes in and leaves.

I really loved Les Sorcières d'Eastwick (1987), the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.

I really like supernatural stories, but, to me, Witches of East End (2013) is really grounded. It's not just going for the magic tricks and keeping it superficial and action-y.

I think the amazing thing about ["Twin Peaks" (1990)] was that it completely changed television from that point forward.

[on her character Wendy from Witches of East End (2013)] She's the one that stirs up trouble. She's a troublemaker, but she's very grounded and loyal. She's very loyal to her family. She's very loyal to her sister. She loves being an aunt. She loves her nieces. But she's the one that brings out the truth when Joanna [Julia Ormond] is in denial and hiding the magic from her daughters to give them a normal life. Wendy is like, "What are you talking about? We're witches! That's what we are!" I've kept tabs on her, even though she hasn't spoken to me in over 100 years because I killed one of her daughters. I mean, whatever! I've come to warn her of this imminent evil that's coming towards the family. So, she's the naughty one of the family, but she's got good intentions. She's really fun! She's got something sarcastic to say, always. She's gonna needle everyone in the family to keep everybody honest about what's going on. I was a huge ["Bewitched" (1964)] fan, growing up, and there was this episode about Serena, the cousin that comes to town, and she's the bad girl. It was funny, the first week of us filming in Vancouver, I was like, "That is so much Wendy." She always comes into town and causes trouble. I think Serena on "Bewitched" is an inspiration for Wendy.

I really do feel that it's a lot like Les Sorcières d'Eastwick (1987), where there's a lot of serious magic, there's some romance, there's some depth in the characters, but there's a lot of comedy. We have fun with it. It's really examining the family dynamic, more than anything else. There just happens to be some witchcraft, on the side.

My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.

Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.