- Were you squeamish about that autopsy visit?
- I got nervous because people told me that I should be, but once I saw it, I loved it. Just the fact that it all works is a miracle. I don't know how you could not become religious after seeing an autopsy. Somebody invented this!
- What was the coolest part?
- I got to hold the brain in my hands. It was very heavy - three pounds. But the coolest thing was the pituitary gland. God, or whoever, designed this beautiful little bone case and the pituitary is like the jewel of the crown. It runs everything and it's safely nestled in this little box of bone underneath the brain. Beautiful.
FROM 'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' TO 'BODY OF PROOF'.
- On 'Desperate Housewives', your character's sexuality was very much explored. Did you welcome that and is that something we will see on 'Body of Proof'?
- I loved it on 'Desperate Housewives'. I had a ball there and they treated the whole bisexuality well. On this show, I'm hoping she's bad at romance. It's something she would not be good at.
- Was it an adjustment to go from the DH ensemble to working every day as the star of Body of Proof?
- It's all an adjustment - being in a new town, working long hours. I'm still figuring it out. The great thing about being on location is it really makes the actors form a team because we're all new in town, so there's a lot of, "What are you doing tonight?" "I don't know. What are you doing tonight?" So we've all been to the mall a lot together.
- Do you have fond memories of your early soap days?
- I turned on the TV the other day and I saw Peter Reckell (Bo, 'Days of Our Lives'), who was my boyfriend [on 'As the World Turns']. The fact that he's still on a soap after all these years, I was so proud of him. You know who came on and fired me from that show? Mary-Ellis Bunim. Thank God.
- Aside from 'Body of Proof', which of your many TV gigs has been your favorite?
- I still love 'China Beach' because it was the beginning. I was so young. Those were the days they would let you shoot 18 or 24 hours a day, if you could get away with it, and we did, because it was all for our art. Now, you're not allowed to work as long. It's more human, and yeah, it's better, but I was younger then. I would have gone 36 hours! I loved it.