I was always putting on shows for my family or even just myself in the mirror, being a total psychopath, just screaming monologues till I was crying or laughing or a complete nut case. And then I went to college and got my degree in drama, but I'm very much a Type A.

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I try my best to stay healthy, but I have the appetite of a nine-year-old boy, so I just pay for it in workouts.

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I grew up doing theater when I was very young - always enjoyed it.

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theater grew-up young

My family and my friends inspire me.

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my-family my-friends inspire

I grew up doing theater when I was very young - always enjoyed it. Studied it in college, got my degree in it, and never really had the guts to do it professionally. But one summer, a friend of mine was with an extras agency and asked me if I wanted to be an extra with him in a movie, and I was, like, "Sure." At lunch, the writer came up to me and asked me to audition for a role. I got it, and it sort of snowballed from there.

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agency college summer

I've been talking to people, and I've gone to hospitals, talked to survivors, to doctors, to caregivers. I just learned that there's really no one way for somebody to experience dealing with cancer.

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cancer doctors talking

I have such incredible friends in L.A. that are pretty much my family now - I mean, outside of the family I have back in Canada - but they just supported me so hard and believed in me when I barely believed in myself anymore. I still can't thank them enough. They mean the world to me.

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I think I feel most sexy when I have a matching lingerie set underneath what I'm wearing. I know what's going on and no one else does.

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With a free afternoon, I'd probably put on a onesie, find something like a really dark, uncomfortable documentary on Netflix, and order pizza with a lot of ranch on the side.

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'Must Feed and Water' is a love story told from the point of view of 'Love' as a character.

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I started when I was really young. I did a lot of local theatre. I always enjoyed it.

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always enjoyed theatre young

I'm not really much of a risk taker.

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really much risk

I had never been to Boston before shooting the 'Chasing Life' pilot in 2012. I love it there!

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A man can give me a steak, and he's got my attention.

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give me man attention

I have a thing for just a white shirt and blue jeans. I think I grew up looking at too many GAP and Calvin Klein ads.

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For 'Supergirl,' I actually didn't audition.

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audition actually

It's like I somehow snuck a seat at the grown-up table. I'm just trying not to get caught.

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table just like trying

At first, when we got engaged, I asked him if we could just go to Vegas and get married by Elvis, just because I didn't want to deal with planning a wedding.

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just-because wedding planning want

We definitely did not write our own vows. We're actors - people write things for us. We're not good enough for that.

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good not-good-enough enough people

I feel like a lot of characters on TV don't have the time to tell that many aspects of a character's story and personality.

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feel personality time character

Being a part of 'Chasing Life' has been the greatest thing I've done, both personally and professionally.

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