Brainiac Quotes

The best thing that could happen is people get to see me as the smart and nice girl again, not as the mean or ditsy character. Hollywood makes brainiac girls sort of plain but, in High School Musical (2006) (TV), they`re gorgeous. I`m glad girls get to see that it`s not one or the other. They get to see that they can be pretty and smart...There`s a saying - `I have the looks but I don`t have the books` - that captures the whole idea of expectations, especially in high school. You can be plain and smart, or pretty and smart. You can even be plain and dumb! You just have to be yourself. What do people see when they see me? I`m comfortable with myself, so I really don`t care. People seem surprised to discover that I worked hard to be here.

(on the difference between playing Spike in _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ and playing Brainiac in "Smallville" (2001):) One important thing is that Brainiac is always smiling. He`s so good at what he does, he`s enjoying himself... He`s a very intelligent character. Spike was not stupid, but I don`t think his hallmark quality was vast reserves of intelligence - charm, good hair, maybe, but not intelligence. And this man is very good at lying, which Spike never was. (October 15, 2005)