well behaved women

God, I love her. A while back my disgruntlement with True Blood's writing of Sookie prevented me from appreciating what she did with the character, but frankly--well, she's the only thing that saves the character from the shoddy writing, frankly. And she's so very lovely in real life, too.

On her Nude Scenes: "I don't think a naked body is particularly shocking or interesting... It's not the culture I was raised in. I was not brought up in the United States. I don't share the [attitude] that you can have graphic violence, but - God forbid you see someone's nipples."

On Going Blonde for Sookie: "I don't look like a Barbie doll, and probably never will. People are incredibly literal in how they view you. You have dark hair and pale skin? You must be brooding. The second you dye your hair blonde and get a spray tan, people treat you as if you're a bit stupider and happier. Suddenly, it's like you're hot and sexy."

On TV Acting: "It never occurred to me that one form of acting was better than another. I think if you approach your career like that you're limiting yourself to a very boring path. For me, it's about the material."

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Anna Paquin snippet on what she watches on Youtube, at about 1:22. She made me laugh out loud with how matter-of-fact she was about it, and imagining hearing that when you called.

( vid under cut to spare flists )