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Quotes
 I am waiting for a sign that will indicate to me what meaning I must give to my life, but right now my existence is satisfactory.
Unco .. It was my nickname at school. Unco stands for uncoordinated.
Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot.
I
am not intimidating. I am a woman's woman. I love hanging out with
women. And people are really inspired by this show.
It's become a passion -and it's a sport I share with my husband. Rob loves the sea.
I was covered with bruises when I was filming Xena. But you learn to live with it and your pain tolerance goes sky high. Then I was injured taping a skit on horseback for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I got multiple pelvic fractures.
I don’t take business seriously, I take acting seriously. I take my job really seriously, but a lot of the job is not about acting, but I don’t take business seriously.
I've been asked Posing Nude for Playboy, but I believe they ask every woman in show business.
It's too much responsibility to bear because it's all I can do to be a good role model to my children. I don't need other people's kids on my plate.
Xena doesn't rely on a man for help, and she doesn't come across as stupid. I loved playing her. It gave me a husband, a beautiful family and a home. It is probably the best role I will ever play in terms of scope and range.
It's very tight and heavy leather. The problem is: nothing looks like leather. Lycra films shiny. Then there's the copper plating on the outside. I felt as if my whole abdomen was in a straitjacket.
I'm thrilled that women are encouraged to follow their dreams and I am equally pleased that young men are getting a new view of women: an unapologetic
woman.
Divorce .. It's awful. You feel like you're losing your kid and you can't defend yourself. You can't speak ill of The father. There have been moments when I've had to fight every natural urge to strike back.
Rob is the finest man I've ever known
It wouldn't suit me at all. I'd want to be James Bond.
Oh, you know producers, ... They're always trying to wrangle something. I wouldn't put it past them. Sure, I'd consider it.
It's ghastly, quite awful. I was stranded in Los Angeles when terrorists struck New York's World Trade Center last year.
We live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always sacrifice money and security for adventure and challenge.
I’m a terrible cook of all foods. I have no interest. I’m really good at cooking 20 minute meals that are really nutritious, pretty darn tasty and only using one pot because I don’t like cleaning up. My husband’s a chef and he makes unbelievable, ungodly mess and he doesn’t like cleaning up either. You know when you first get married, you strike some dumb deals where you go oh, I’ll cook and you clean, you go okay, that sounds fair and then you just regret it forever. I’ve renegged on that bet actually.
I
am waiting for a sign that will indicate to me what meaning I must give
to my life, but right now my existence is satisfactory.
I think a movie would be great, and I'd love to do it. I've been wanting to do it for years. Nobody can agree who owns the rights, and it's a big fat pain in the ass.
In addition to Daisy, who is experiencing all the joys and horrors of the early teen years, I have Julius Tapert, who's in the terrible twos. Then there's sweet little Judah Miro Tapert, my new baby. They're my greatest blessings.
We
live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always
sacrifice money and security for adventure and challenge.
I really hated the things they said about my beloved husband, who's one of the most wonderful, kindest men on the planet and the one who came up with the ideas that got them excited in the first place.
I turned on the television and saw 'category 5'
Usually? I don’t even consider myself usually. Soccer mom, that’s what I consider myself. Yeah, I think I’m a funny person. I started out in comedy. You know I remember the moment I realized the value of comedy is when I was eight years old and I was sitting in class and I realized that if I just acted really stupid, I could get away with a lot of stuff. And it would diffuse a lot of tension and the teachers would focus on you. I just found out the value of being a funny dunce at times.
I'm really proud of the kind of company those Pacific Renaissance producers set up. I do wish they had got more recognition. I got plenty of recognition for everything I've done, more than enough. I got paid and I get all this underserved kudos. But I do mind that my husband never got the kind of credit that he should have. He employed 800 people sometimes - and for years and years and years.
I am not intimidating. I am a woman's woman. I love hanging out with women. And people are really inspired by this show.
Yeah. I'm saving the world from vampire bats,
It's very serious business.
We were shooting video, and they are using footage that I and my crew actually shot. It was really exciting, worrying about the camera angle you are getting, and you were truly being your character and fully concerned about shooting the footage. It was like shooting a movie within a movie.
I would rather do two movies a year and raise my kids because that would be an interesting career. I don't know how financially lucrative that would be. But if the right thing doesn't pop then the decision is to do nothing.
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