As an actor, it made me realize a really important lesson. I didn't have to put any spin on the ball as Rita [in Dexter]. All I had to do was speak. And there was such simplicity in that as… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character. — 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
![“As an actor, it made me realize a really important lesson. I didn't have to put any spin on the ball as Rita [in Dexter]. All I had to do was speak. And there was such simplicity in that as an actor. With Debra, I was trying to put a square peg into a round hole, and it just didn't work, but in my…” quote by Julie Benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c8b/julie-benz-7666_acting_as-an-actor-it-made-me-realize-a-really_1404313.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)
