Lela Loren

“When we are filming, it often feels like we're flying blind. As an actor, you have no idea if your choices are right or if they work. Some scenes feel like a complete Hail Mary. Imagine you're blindfolded and cook a massive Thanksgiving feast with only new recipes - without getting to taste any of them along the way.”

“Women are allowed to exist in this very narrow lane, but as soon as you step out of that lane, people want to stone you.”

“Death marks our careers as actors - it's often what flings us back into unemployment, the unknown, the insecurity that is the true constant in our profession... and it must be celebrated.”

“I did commercial fishing in Alaska in college. I was the only girl on a fishing boat. It definitely tested so many aspects of my personality.”

“I'm mixed race - my dad's Caucasian, and my mom's Mexican - so I want to play anything and everything, from American to Latino, the whole spectrum; I'm insatiable.”

“I don't think I ever sit there and think to kick a wound harder.”

“My secret skill, if it even counts as one, is saying really crass things that sometimes end up as dialogue coming from other character's mouths. My inner salty sailor is alive and well - the only problem is most of the writers on our show are just as inappropriate, so at the end of the day, it's hard to tell who came up with the line.”

“When I was unemployed, I hosted lots of dinner parties. Now I have time to make a pot of soup for the week - if I'm lucky!”

“Everybody has their own agenda, and that makes 'Power' a dark world. There aren't any really clean characters.”

“'Power' usually starts principal photography around mid September, and the first table read is always like one big family reunion. The most common comment we hear is how 'well rested' everyone looks... something that can't be said by the end of the season.”

“I don't think that the black market's a new thing. It's always been a part of history, and it's been one of the ways that immigrants and disenfranchised people move into the middle class.”

“'Power' is a beast to produce. Everyone behind the scenes brings a thoughtfulness and dauntless work ethic day in and day out.”

“It's a terrifying feeling when you have to do multiple takes of a tricky scene because the focus puller cant keep a sharp image.”

“Time seems to slow down after the winter holiday. New York loses all of its winter romance and is just cold.”

“I've always found men to be incredible allies, particularly with their perspective.”

“Professional creativity requires more than inspiration, talent, and discipline - it requires an endurance that few are aware of and even fewer have.”

“If you are playing a Hispanic character who has to speak in dialect or in an accent, nail that dialect or accent. When I hear a character that's supposed to be Cuban speaking with a Mexican accent or vice versa, it grates on me and immediately pulls me out of the story.”

“Now, everyone has their talents, but working with props is not one of mine.”

“'Power' is Andy Bean's first television job, ever. Talk about sticking the landing at first go!”

“I don't feel like I've ever subscribed to the stereotypical notion of success. I've always equated success with having integrity, conducting yourself with compassion and honesty, and following your heart despite whether or not you ever make any money at it.”