Diana Van Dine is a bit naïve in the ways of the world. She’s super intelligent and well-read, but she doesn’t quite know how things work, and she’s kind of insecure in that respect. But she knows what she wants, and this character’s really fun to play because I’ve tended to play harsher characters in the past, and a lot of the rest of the characters in the show, they’re really jaded, they’ve been there, done that.  And she’s new and represents that hope, and I like exploring that idea in a character.

This is the first time I’ve played someone who’s been her own character in a sense.  Guest spots you go in, and it’s an arc-out in one week. And you’re your own character, but on my other recurring roles it’s been like somebody’s girlfriend, so you’re there to further their story, which is a valid experience.  But this is the first time I’ve had my own character, and I’m really watching all the other actors integrating facts and new ideas that are thrown in the new scripts. You don’t necessarily know where your character is going.  There’s no end yet in sight like in a film. So that’s been a real eye opening experience really understanding how to analyze that process as you go.

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