I'm an avid cook. Brazilian, some Italian, a little French. And I often throw dinner parties.
My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.
My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing. She was very happy I decided to, but she certainly doesn't offer me criticism because she knows I'd tell her to shut up! Nobody wants to hear that from their mum!
I've love to do more movies. Just because I'm interested in the medium very much. I've done a lot of theatre at this point, and I've done a lot of TV. I've done a few independent films, but a lot of them have not seen the light of day. It'd be really nice to be in a film that gets out there.
There are many people who live with terrorism every day.
My son's baby paraphernalia always ends up in my bag.
My hair is normally really unkempt - I'll just use my sunglasses like a headband or throw on a felt cloche by Behida Dolic in windy weather.
I use Lina Hanson Global Face Serum every night. It's a blend of 100 per cent natural essential oils from all over the world, many of which are produced by women's cooperatives.
For a long time, I had this constant feeling that I just wanted to look behind me. The hairs on my neck were standing up all the time, I didn't know where was safe.
In Brazil, you are very close to your family; we saw our cousins every weekend, and my grandmother lived with us.
I got a little bit used to people stopping me in the street with 'V,' at least in America. Not that I think you ever really get used to it. It will always be a shock to be recognised for anything.
I was your typical pregnant lady - pickles and watermelon.
I'm kind of a workaholic.
Coming from 'V' into 'Homeland' was a really big change and the best gift as an actor you can get - which is to transform so drastically from one genre to the next, from lizard to human being!
I have this internal cultural struggle where there's a side of me that is very Brazilian that misses the food and culture, and a side of me that's very American that really loves the structure and predictability here.
I feel that my drive and ambition is more American, while the passionate, laid-back side of me is all Brazilian.
You learn to not take things personally and to just let it roll off of you.
It was humbling to see how many fans there are of 'Serenity.' It's like an underground fan base.
What I say is the only thing I can control.
I understand people are curious, but it doesn't matter. My personal life is my personal life.
