I was 18 years old when I did the pilot [of Hi Honey, I'm Home], so I was a freshman at NYU,… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
When I first started I was always known as The Girl on the Sitcom with the Funny Voice. — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
No one ever asks me about Breeze O'Rourke! I did the pilot for[Payne] right after Jawbreaker, or at least right around the… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
[Filming Payne] that was also the first time I worked with JoBeth Williams, which was also a case of not being the… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I remember Gale Gordon was in the pilot [of Hi Honey, I'm Home], and it was one of my very first professional… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I went in for an audition [for As Good As It Gets], but the audition was with James L. Brooks. I was… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
When I first auditioned for Dexter... Well, I was sent the script, and I read it and loved it, and I knew… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
[Betty in Two Evil Eyes]was my very first on-camera role. With Harvey Keitel. — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I have so many people come up to me, 20-some years later, and saying, "I loved you in Jawbreaker!". — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
When they took me to do the camera test for the vampire make up, after they put the prosthetic on, I went though the… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I love doing sitcoms and I love performing in front of a live audience, so [Payne] was a really fun experience. — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I worked so hard on that role [of Debra in Dexter]. And I barely worked on Rita. But I read for casting - both… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
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… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
I loved working on that show [Defiance]. I mean, that show was brutal. We worked long, brutal hours in really brutal weather. — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
It was fun to play that surreal high school life [in Jawbreaker]. I was a huge fan of the movie Heathers. But I think… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
[ Angel series] really taught me that acting is not just about being emotionally challenged. It's about being physically challenged. And I enjoyed both… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
Darla [from Buffy The Vampire Slayer] was where I grew up. For me, Darla was like going to graduate school for acting. I learned… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
![“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 was one of my first professional auditions in New York City. And I somehow booked the job. I have no idea how.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d64/julie-benz-7666_auditions_i-was-18-years-old-when-i-did-the-pilot_616026.jpg)
![“No one ever asks me about Breeze O'Rourke! I did the pilot for[Payne] right after Jawbreaker, or at least right around the same time, and it was an Americanized version of Fawlty Towers. That was the first time I worked with John Larroquette, and it was definitely not the last time.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/137/julie-benz-7666_ask-me_no-one-ever-asks-me-about-breeze-o-rourk_1894743.jpg)
![“[Filming Payne] that was also the first time I worked with JoBeth Williams, which was also a case of not being the last time!” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/16a/julie-benz-7666_cases_filming-payne-that-was-also-the-first-ti_2017060.jpg)
![“I remember Gale Gordon was in the pilot [of Hi Honey, I'm Home], and it was one of my very first professional gigs without having an adult take me to the job.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6f5/julie-benz-7666_adults_i-remember-gale-gordon-was-in-the-pilot_2335755.jpg)
![“I went in for an audition [for As Good As It Gets], but the audition was with James L. Brooks. I was the first girl in that morning, and there was a whole waiting room of girls waiting to read for it. So I did my audition, and he asked me to step outside. So I stepped outside, and when he asked me…” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/140/julie-benz-7666_auditions_i-went-in-for-an-audition-for-as-good-as_2954427.jpg)
![“[Betty in Two Evil Eyes]was my very first on-camera role. With Harvey Keitel.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f02/julie-benz-7666_cameras_betty-in-two-evil-eyes-was-my-very-first_3178329.jpg)
![“I love doing sitcoms and I love performing in front of a live audience, so [Payne] was a really fun experience.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/79e/julie-benz-7666_audience_i-love-doing-sitcoms-and-i-love-performi_10690.jpg)
![“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…” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/02d/julie-benz-7666_casting_i-worked-so-hard-on-that-role-of-debra-i_133545.jpg)
![“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 the point. It was the point of the film to hire older actors to play high school students. But we had a blast.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d3/julie-benz-7666_actors_that-movie-jawbreaker-was-so-much-fun-to_154704.jpg)
![“I loved working on that show [Defiance]. I mean, that show was brutal. We worked long, brutal hours in really brutal weather.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6bf/julie-benz-7666_brutal_i-loved-working-on-that-show-defiance-i_248089.jpg)
![“It was fun to play that surreal high school life [in Jawbreaker]. I was a huge fan of the movie Heathers. But I think at the time - you know, when the movie was released, it was a very limited release, and it didn't do very well at the box office. And I love the fact that it has found legs and…” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1bb/julie-benz-7666_audience_it-was-fun-to-play-that-surreal-high-sch_298061.jpg)
![“[ Angel series] really taught me that acting is not just about being emotionally challenged. It's about being physically challenged. And I enjoyed both aspects of that.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/57a/julie-benz-7666_acting_angel-series-really-taught-me-that-actin_338024.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/536/julie-benz-7666_acting_darla-from-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-was_423148.jpg)
