I'd like to think I'm an actor who leaves things at work. Michelle Forbes More Quotes by Michelle Forbes More Quotes From Michelle Forbes A plant-based diet has actually simplified my life in so many ways. For breakfast, I try to get my first serving of fruits and nuts for fuel. I'm completely addicted to coconut water for the electrolytes and hydration. Michelle Forbes hydrationnutswater For whatever reason, every project I do becomes sort of a cult, or a cultish show, you know, like 'Battlestar,' or even a film I did years ago, 'Kalifornia,' people refer to it as a cult film. Michelle Forbes filmpeopleyears I did a show called 'Wonderland' a few years back, and I was fortunate enough to spend a full-on two weeks - I'm talking 13-15 hours a day - with the doctors and patients at Bellevue in New York. That served me well for 'Durham County. Michelle Forbes doctorsnew-yorktalking I had so many offers after 'True Blood' for things that were someone in the same vein, but nowhere near Alan Ball's vision. Or something that was over-the-top and fantastical. And I've always wanted to play the regular, working-class mom, and I've never really had the chance to do that. Michelle Forbes momclassblood I try to keep things as varied as possible in my career, and after playing something as fun and over the top as Maryann on 'True Blood,' I wanted to find something antithetical to that. Michelle Forbes careersfunblood I was a massive fan of 'Twin Peaks.' Massive. I don't know how any of us grew up in this age of television and weren't astounded, and saying that, I'm still shocked that that was on network television. Michelle Forbes fansagetelevision I was deliciously happy filming True Blood. I even kept all the scripts in my office, which I never do with any script. Although I did shred them all in one go when the series finished; it seemed like a ritual, somehow. Michelle Forbes scriptsofficeblood I've never had a plan. You look for different actors you want to work with or different subjects you want to explore, or sometimes it's just a momentary fancy. Michelle Forbes actorsdifferentlooks In this age of vampires, what I love about 'True Blood' the most is that it's a post-modern take on it. 'Sookie Stackhouse' series author Charlaine Harris and 'True Blood' creator Alan Ball turned that whole mythology upside-down... It's not just about vampires. It's about a lot of different things. Michelle Forbes vampireageblood Everyone always wants to talk about 'True Blood' and 'Battlestar Galactica' - no one's even interested in 'Durham County.' It blew my mind when I came to Canada and no one asked me about the show. So many people didn't even know about it. They didn't even know it was on the air! It's very curious to me. Michelle Forbes airbloodpeople At one point I had a stretch where it was working on 'In Treatment,' then 'True Blood,' then 'Durham County,' then 'True Blood,' then 'In Treatment' again. If I didn't have that little dose of 'True Blood' in the middle, I might have lost my mind. Michelle Forbes mindlittlesblood I thought a vegan diet would be too difficult, being on the road so much, but it's been far easier than I thought. Michelle Forbes veganeasierwould-be I’ve discovered a new affliction; it’s called Orphan Black Eyes. When people ask me what I’m working on and I tell them Orphan Black…they usually clutch a part of my body and their eyes go wide and a little crazy. People are MAD for this show. As am I. Michelle Forbes crazyeyepeople As an actor, you want as much variety as you can muster up. Otherwise you just keep playing the same chord over and over again. Michelle Forbes chordsactorswant I've been watching 'Game of Thrones,' and I can't wait for 'Bored to Death' to come back, it's one of my faves. Michelle Forbes boredgameswaiting One of my last few vices is coffee, but with a spot of almond or soymilk, it's never tasted better! Michelle Forbes almondscoffeevices When I do watch shows, or projects that I've been a part of, I'm pretty good at watching them objectively. And that's mostly because I want to see how it came out overall, what the overall story was and how it came together visually, what my mates were doing. Michelle Forbes storiestogetherwatches There's a feeling of immortality you have in youth. You just don't see the dangers around you, or, if you do, maybe you're even excited by them. Michelle Forbes excitedyouthfeelings So often in TV, when you have an antagonist who's supposed to be the 'big baddie,' it's so easy for them to become cliched. Michelle Forbes bigstvseasy Pears are my favorite fruit! Reminds me of childhood. Michelle Forbes fruitchildhoodmy-favorite
