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title: "4 Dexter Quotes By Julie Benz"
description: "4 Dexter quotes by Julie Benz. Plus more from Julie Benz and more Dexter sayings from other authors."
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> [As an actor, it made me realize a really important lesson. I didn't have to put any spin on the ball as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/as-an-actor-it-made-me-realize-a-really-important-lesson-i-didn-t/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/julie-benz-7666_acting_as-an-actor-it-made-me-realize-a-really_1404313.jpg)

> [It's a moment that I will be asked about for the rest of my life as an actor, and I carry that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/it-s-a-moment-that-i-will-be-asked-about-for-the-rest-of-my-life-as/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/julie-benz-7666_actors_it-s-a-moment-that-i-will-be-asked-about_1852939.jpg)

> [ I originally read for the roles of Debra and Rita \[in Dexter\], because they didn't know what direction they were going in,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-originally-read-for-the-roles-of-debra-and-rita-in-dexter-because/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/julie-benz-7666_hard_i-originally-read-for-the-roles-of-debra_1921268.jpg)

> [When I first auditioned for Dexter... Well, I was sent the script, and I read it and loved it, and I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/when-i-first-auditioned-for-dexter-well-i-was-sent-the-script-and-i/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

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## Other authors on Dexter

## More by Julie Benz

> [I have so many people come up to me, 20-some years later, and saying, "I loved you in Jawbreaker!".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-have-so-many-people-come-up-to-me-20-some-years-later-and-saying-i/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [When they took me to do the camera test for the vampire make up, after they put the prosthetic on, I went though the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/when-they-took-me-to-do-the-camera-test-for-the-vampire-make-up-after/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ I love doing sitcoms and I love performing in front of a live audience, so \[Payne\] was a really fun experience. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-love-doing-sitcoms-and-i-love-performing-in-front-of-a-live/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [It's funny, I get really nervous when I audition for voiceovers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/it-s-funny-i-get-really-nervous-when-i-audition-for-voiceovers/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ I worked so hard on that role \[of Debra in Dexter\]. And I barely worked on Rita. But I read for casting - both… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-worked-so-hard-on-that-role-of-debra-in-dexter-and-i-barely-worked/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ That movie \[Jawbreaker\] was so much fun to shoot. We were all in our mid-20s at the time, playing high school students. Which was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/that-movie-jawbreaker-was-so-much-fun-to-shoot-we-were-all-in-our-mid/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ I loved working on that show \[Defiance\]. I mean, that show was brutal. We worked long, brutal hours in really brutal weather. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-loved-working-on-that-show-defiance-i-mean-that-show-was-brutal-we/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ It was fun to play that surreal high school life \[in Jawbreaker\]. I was a huge fan of the movie Heathers. But I think… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/it-was-fun-to-play-that-surreal-high-school-life-in-jawbreaker-i-was/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ \[ Angel series\] really taught me that acting is not just about being emotionally challenged. It's about being physically challenged. And I enjoyed both… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/angel-series-really-taught-me-that-acting-is-not-just-about-being/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ Darla \[from Buffy The Vampire Slayer\] was where I grew up. For me, Darla was like going to graduate school for acting. I learned… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/darla-from-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-was-where-i-grew-up-for-me-darla/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/oh-well-in-los-angeles-everybody-is-an-actor-or-a-producer-or-a/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [Um, and I'm also very proud of my work on George of the Jungle 2.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/um-and-i-m-also-very-proud-of-my-work-on-george-of-the-jungle-2/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [The fans are just as passionate about the projects as we are about making them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/the-fans-are-just-as-passionate-about-the-projects-as-we-are-about/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [ I was 18 years old when I did the pilot \[of Hi Honey, I'm Home\], so I was a freshman at NYU, and it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-was-18-years-old-when-i-did-the-pilot-of-hi-honey-i-m-home-so-i-was/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

> [I love the fans of genre. Genre fans are the best fans. They're loyal, they're dedicated, and they're passionate about the projects. They get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-benz/i-love-the-fans-of-genre-genre-fans-are-the-best-fans-they-re-loyal/)

[Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-benz/)

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