Melissa Benoist

“I have a very optimistic view of my future right now. I'm very excited to see where it goes, but I try not to make plans just because I know how unpredictable life can be. Especially the life of an actor, and especially the life of an actor on 'Glee.' I just want to be happy and healthy and surrounded by people I love, as cheesy as it sounds.”

“Every role affects you.”

“I've essentially done theater for more of my life than I've done television or film, and it's really something I feel I know better.”

“Essentially, what I do on 'Supergirl' is I'm acting out comic vignettes. That is its own muscle to flex, and it is its own skill.”

“Of course, every actor wants to play as many roles on the Richter scale as they can, and Rachel Koresh certainly is very different from Supergirl, but she shares a lot of the strength that Supergirl has.”

“It's so easy to flourish a moment with a cape.”

“'Tapestry' was the first album my mom ever bought with her own money when she was 14. So, needless to say, it was a staple in the household, at least when my mom was choosing the music.”

“I don't think a solo album is me. I don't consider my voice to be that kind of a voice. Not that I don't love singing, but Broadway was my original dream. That's what I've always wanted to do.”

“I don't take karaoke seriously at all. I'm not the type of person who will go and belt out Whitney Houston.”

“If I had any advice for my 16-year-old self, it would just be to stay strong, because acting is not an easy lifestyle, especially when you are starting out. That being said, it definitely makes it all worth it when it does happen.”

“I'm obsessed with Michael Fassbender. He's unbelievable. I think he's a modern day Brando. Every movie that he's done in the past couple years, I just died for him. He's extremely fascinating.”

“It's lucky that my life outside of work is so mellow; I'm really a homebody and a hermit, so I don't have to worry about blowing my voice out.”

“At school, when it came to being social, I had no idea how to do it.”

“I was Obi-Wan multiple years in a row. Alec Guinness' Obi-Wan. I was a Dalmatian once because I loved '101 Dalmatians,' and I think I was a Care Bear once and maybe a Spartan cheerleader from the 'SNL' skit. I'm terrible with Halloween, because I come up with these elaborate costumes and never follow through.”

“Supergirl is this unattainable, idealistic optimist of an alien, and all of us can escape into her world, and she always saves the day.”

“I'm definitely interested in doing movies. I've always focused more on acting than singing because that's where my true passion lies.”

“I've been looking for a Broadway opportunity ever since I stopped doing theater.”

“Every day, I just thank the universe that I am as lucky as I am. Because, I went through periods of time when I didn't have a single bit of work. Months and months where I was auditioning all the time. I mean, all the time, and nothing was happening.”

“There are younger people watching CBS, but their audience isn't 13 to 25. The CW specializes in that.”

“Life doesn't have to be as hard as we make it for ourselves a lot of the time.”