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I think it's more fun to play a hero with an edge.

Contemporary audiences are interested in watching characters navigate ethical challenges and moral dilemmas.

I like for there to be a moral, for the character to have gotten something out of the experience.

Sometimes it's a character you want to play or a story you want to tell. Sometimes it's just to pay the bills.

It's always appealing to play a character that has to overcome himself as well as an obstacle. It makes the drama so much deeper.

I like situations that push a character to the edge.

And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground.

I think a lot of moral debates are not over what is the basis of justice, but who gets a ticket to play in the game.

I like the idea of a character that you wanna like even though you know he's making immoral choices throughout the film.

A lot of the time, a moral compass is all that separates a hero from being a villain; otherwise, the two are very much the same. Both are generally the richest and most complex characters, and they get to have all the fun. I guess it's those types of roles that I ultimately gravitate towards.