Mary McDonnell Quotes

Well, I don`t know what Ron has in mind, but I do know about the arc of the show. Looking at how intuitive and instinctive Eddie and I play, that is the sort of thing that leads into sexual chemistry. I wouldn`t be surprised if it emerged.

With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people`s lives.

I love the idea of a woman being able to discover the idea of power this way, on such a scale. And I don`t know about that, what it means - well, I guess I`d better, or my part`s in trouble.

I love to work. I love to have complexity.

That moment was very important because it was political. That`s what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader.

The Cylons are such a frightening concept - not knowing who is real. No way.

Ron allowed us to see right away the private piece of a person about to become very public. I suspect we`re going to see more of her very private world - Laura`s private experience. I`m not sure yet how public she`s going to be about the actions she`s going to have to take.

I do think that it`s extremely important with this character show her assuming power with a great deal of grace, and find out how to do things she won`t like - the things she`s called upon to do.

It`s phenomenally important to me that, if I`m going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I`m not there to be on my own. And if I`m going to be with these people, I`d best be interested in their work.