Yancy Butler

“Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.”

“I'm just an actress. They try to give me as little information as possible.”

“I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in.”

“I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control.”

“I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next.”

“I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it.”

“To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie.”

“My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.”

“I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.”

“Women have been kicking ass for centuries.”

“My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.”

“I never worked less than 16-hour days on South Beach.”

“Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure.”

“A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.”

“I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive.”

“My taste in music and entertainment is quite eclectic.”

“My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.”

“I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years.”

“I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.”

“My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.”