Quotes

[on working with Guillermo del Toro] He is such a unique director and such a wonderful, I would say, imagination machine or dream machine. Guillermo has that sensitivity that is quite unique and it's what makes him this incredible artist. And there is no one like him. He has this love for his monsters and love for his stories, and he conveys this fantastical genre and the horror genre with so much soul and so much humanism in a way that's quite seldom seen.

Sometimes you can forget about who you are in a relationship. But you can also be inspired by the person you are with to become something you always knew you wanted to become.

My parents were overprotective because you could get kidnapped and bombs were exploding in the streets.

[on her character in The Strain] She's a real strong character. She's a wonderful professional. She can hold her own. And just having a really active female role in a world of men - in The Strain, the books and the TV show, there are very masculine roles - so for her to survive and do her job, she has to be super-strong. From a female actor point of view, that's the kind of role I love to do. It's a lot more fun with a lot more to bring to the table. Nora is kind of indicative of how many new roles are being written for women, in television and film, but mainly television.