“I’ve discovered a new affliction; it’s called Orphan Black Eyes. When people ask me what I’m working on and I tell them Orphan Black…they usually clutch a part of my body and their eyes go wide and a little crazy. People are MAD for this show. As am I.” PeopleLittlesShowsBodyEyeAsksBlackCrazyMadWideAsk MeAfflictionOrphanClutchCrazy PeopleBlack Eyes Author:Michelle Forbes
“Everyone always wants to talk about 'True Blood' and 'Battlestar Galactica' - no one's even interested in 'Durham County.' It blew my mind when I came to Canada and no one asked me about the show. So many people didn't even know about it. They didn't even know it was on the air! It's very curious to me.” PeopleKnowsWantMindShowsAirBloodCuriousCanadaCountyDurhamBattlestar Galactica Author:Michelle Forbes
“For whatever reason, every project I do becomes sort of a cult, or a cultish show, you know, like 'Battlestar,' or even a film I did years ago, 'Kalifornia,' people refer to it as a cult film.” PeopleKnowsYearsReasonShowsFilmProjectsYears AgoCult Author:Michelle Forbes
“If you look at some shows that have an ugly feel to them, or a nihilistic sort of feel to them, you'll usually find a group of cynical, unhappy, miserable people behind the production. If you see a show that's rather boring, or a cookie-cutter factory show, you'll usually find some pretty uninteresting, boring people behind it.” PeopleIfsFeelsLooksShowsBehindsGroupsProductionsUglyBoringUnhappyMiserableFactoriesCynicalCookiesCuttersMiserable PeopleCookie Cutters Author:Michelle Forbes
“It's a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people don't like working with children. I actually adore it, because you watch their imagination open up and you watch them start to learn this job that I've been doing for so long. They come with such a lack of cynicism.” PeopleKnowsChildrenLongJobsYoungActorsImaginationWatchesWonderfulCynicismAdoreWonderful ThingsYoung ActorsWorking With Children Author:Michelle Forbes
“People ask me what the appeal of 'True Blood' is and I think there are so many answers to that question, but I think that when there is so much excitement for what you do there is no way that that doesn't become palpable and comes shooting out like bullets.” PeopleThinkingWayAsksAnswersBloodAppealsShootingAsk MeExcitementBullets Author:Michelle Forbes
“When I did 'Battlestar Galactica' it was the first time I really understood science fiction. That was a very political drama, but set in spaceships so people didn't really take it seriously. But some really fascinating things were explored in that.” PeopleFirstsPoliticalFictionDramaUnderstoodFirst TimeScience FictionFascinatingSpaceshipsBattlestar Galactica Author:Michelle Forbes