Madchen Amick

“It's not very often that you get to come up with ideas and bring your take on the character and then actually have writers, producers, and directors pay attention to it.”

“For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.”

“When I was just starting out, I had two choices: I could be the beautiful girl on the main man's arm as decoration, or I would have to do a little independent movie to get any depth in the female character.”

“I know 'Vikings' isn't really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.”

“'Twin Peaks' was incredibly slow, methodic, taking shots that were uncomfortably long, with a lot of scenes where there was barely any dialogue. 'Riverdale' has a much faster pace.”

“I've paid my dues. It wasn't overnight success. I went to tons of casting calls and auditions... But I've got to give luck some credit.”

“I worry that when educational counselors and teachers call in families with concerns about a child having a learning disability, we aren't always looking at the complete picture.”

“I am lucky enough to be married to a personal trainer. He's able to whip me into shape pretty quickly.”

“That was the beauty of 'Twin Peaks.' The young people had just as deep of storylines as the older generation in town.”

“I have a good relationship with Lifetime.”

“'Witches of East End' is certainly wild, and so are a lot of other shows these days. But 'Twin Peaks' still holds the gold medal for strange. I think we'll hang onto that for all of TV eternity!”

“When I first got to L.A., I thought every person in a limo was a star.”

“It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or the wife.”

“I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.”

“It is possible and very common to overcome and manage a mental illness.”

“I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.”

“The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.”

“In the same way that our school system feels strongly about requiring vaccinations and annual physicals, I feel strongly that it is essential to add a mental health component to that annual physical.”

“Once I had left 'Twin Peaks' and started doing other shows and other movies, I kept running into, 'No, no, we can't do it this way. This is the way it has to happen.' I'm like, 'No. I've already done it, and it worked, so I don't understand what you're saying.'”

“I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward. It showed everyone that you can just sit really quiet with storylines and characters. It can be scary, it can be uncomfortable, it can be weirdly funny.”