Darla [from Buffy The Vampire Slayer] was where I grew up. For me, Darla was like going to graduate school for acting. I learned so much with Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt. They encouraged us to make creative choices with our characters. Julie Benz More Quotes by Julie Benz More Quotes From Julie Benz The meaning of life... I think the meaning of life is, I think it's love. Julie Benz meaning-of-lifelife-isthinking You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character. Julie Benz realizingcharacter Cause at the end of the day, honestly, at the end of the day when you're in your death bed and that's it, I think it's the relationships you've had and the people that you've touched and the people that have touched you that matter. Julie Benz the-end-of-the-daypeoplethinking I worked so hard on that role [of Debra in Dexter]. And I barely worked on Rita. But I read for casting - both parts - and they said, "That's great, we're going to bring you in for producers." So I read for some producers - both parts - and they said, "That's great, we're going to bring you in to meet the creator." And I went in, and as soon as I walked in the room, he looked at me and he said, "Oh my god, you're our Rita!" And I said, "No! I'm Deb! I'm a total Deb!" "No, you're Rita!". Julie Benz castingrolesrooms You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success. Julie Benz diligentachievework And I'm not very coordinated, either. Only on ice skates, not in real life. Julie Benz hockeyicereal I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating. Julie Benz actingmovingthinking I originally read for the roles of Debra and Rita [in Dexter], because they didn't know what direction they were going in, and I worked so hard on Deb, because I just wanted to swear. I wanted to say all those nasty words. That was it: "I want to swear on television!". Julie Benz roleswanttelevision I would love to re-visit Darla. I miss her. I really do. Julie Benz missing During the rehearsal process I got thrown off the horse. Julie Benz rehearsalhorseprocess If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel. Julie Benz scarycharacterthinking I didn't really know who [Dario Argento] was at the time. I know him now, obviously. But I went in to be an extra on the movie [Two Evil Eyes], and he saw me sitting out waiting to meet the casting director, and he pulled my mother and I into a separate conference room. Julie Benz eyemothertwo It's funny, I get really nervous when I audition for voiceovers. Julie Benz get-realnervousauditions I really take pride in the relationship that I have with my husband. Julie Benz my-husbandhusbandpride That's a hard question, because I started skating when I was three, so I don't really remember life before it, and I don't know what it is like not to work hard at something. Julie Benz hard-lifelife-is-hardhard-work When I first auditioned for Dexter... Well, I was sent the script, and I read it and loved it, and I knew right away that it was going to be a hit because it's the type of programming that I like to watch. It's that very morally ambiguous thing where you find yourself rooting for someone who's really an awful person, but... is he doing good? You're constantly calling into question your own moral code. I love that as an audience member. Julie Benz finding-yourselfawfulcalling When I first started I was always known as The Girl on the Sitcom with the Funny Voice. Julie Benz voicegirlfirsts Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody understands the hours. Julie Benz agentsactorsdirectors When they took me to do the camera test for the vampire make up, after they put the prosthetic on, I went though the entire process, I went back to my trailer and I looked in the mirror and I smiled. Julie Benz vampirecamerasmirrors I had to do some emergency cram sessions with the dialogue coach on set [of the Punisher: War Zone]. But it was fun, because every actor on that movie had to do an accent, so we were all talking the whole time in our accents. Julie Benz funtalkingwar
