I constantly have anxiety about being the lead of the show. I don't talk about it because it scares me, but I've always wanted to be a part of something where I could work on a character in such a big manner, and you get offered that with all the trappings of being the lead of the show.

Erica Durance

We all need to make time for a burger once in a while.

I maintain my inner beauty by trying to lead a balanced life in general. I try to eat healthy foods, but... that doesn't mean I won't treat myself now and then! I work out almost every day, which gives me more energy and helps me feel stronger. I also try to be a genuinely good person to the people around me.

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Work Life Health

I look forward to change, but there is a part of me that absolutely dreads it.

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War Change Art

I work on most weekends, so my husband is the executive chef. He is an amazing cook. I love the way he does salmon, and his apple pie for dessert is delicious.

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Work Love Amazing

I'm a bit of a control freak, and I had to realize you can't control everything in your life.

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Life Your You

My home is in West Vancouver, B.C. My husband built it from drawings to design and colour.

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Home Design Wings

I sometimes take leftover food from craft services and give away a bunch of sandwiches on my way home.

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Time Home Food

Vancouver is a very bike-friendly city.

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Very Vancouver Van

I love TV, and I love a good script.

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Love Good TV

Thank goodness for me, 'Smallville''s Lois Lane is younger, so there's a little bit of play with the character.

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Good Younger Young

I'm a small-town girl, and it'll never be beaten out of me.

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Town Ten T

I might do my own independent film, that my husband wrote for me, if all the ducks are in a row.

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Wrote Us T

My worst thing that I have is that I think too much. And so it's better to go with your gut and do your best and trust the creators and the director that you have there and go scene to scene.

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Trust Your You

One of my goals is to educate myself more as a woman in this business.

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Business Woman Us

I think there's something really positive about getting to explore a character for a long time on a TV show and live with that character and live with the choices they make, but it's also really great to step in.

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Time Positive Great

Often we want to go back to the familiar, go back to where we felt our life pause, but nothing is ever the same.

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Life Where Want

I went to a tiny little high school... I'd make my foray into Calgary if I wanted to see a movie or do something crazy.

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Wanted Want Tiny

You have to squeeze every creative moment and be grateful.

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Mom Men You

I'm fairly introverted, but when I do stuff like a Maxim shoot, there's a side of me I call Gillian.

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Ted T Stuff

If you think too much about playing an icon, it will immobilize you. You have to treat it like a fresh character. Sure, there are guidelines so that you don't upset people, but you have to find your own way.

Erica Durance

Your You Yin

I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.

Erica Durance

It's easier to shut yourself off outside than reveal your inner thoughts.

Erica Durance

'Smallville' was my first love and it is always close to my heart.

Erica Durance

The best beauty advice I ever received is to keep skin hydrated and limit harsh exposure to the sun. If you are set on the tanned look, there are plenty of great creams that will give you a healthy-looking glow.

Erica Durance

I'm a bit of a workaholic.

Erica Durance

Any kind of advice that I've been given to cut out carbs forever, don't do it. It just doesn't work. You do okay for a while and then you just overcarb.

Erica Durance

I constantly have anxiety about being the lead of the show. I don't talk about it because it scares me. But I've always wanted to be part of something where I could work on a character in such a big manner, and you get offered that with all the trappings of being the lead of the show.

Erica Durance

I'm pretty klutzy and I've always been, so I have to own up to it. It's part of my charm!

Erica Durance

Well, I love TV, and I love a good script.

Erica Durance

A lot of actors try to sabotage other actors, and that's sad because then you're never going to get that beautiful scene.

Erica Durance

Actors will, in their mind, want to 'steal the scene,' and the problem is that means the scene didn't work in the first place.

Erica Durance

Sometimes you revisit things and relationships, and then you get going on in it, and you realized that there is a reason this ended.

Erica Durance

I learned to laugh at myself a little more, and I realized that beautiful things can be made out of mistakes.

Erica Durance

There are a ton of medical dramas out there dealing with life and death.

Erica Durance

You cannot control another human being, and you just have to learn to go with the flow and laugh at yourself, in whatever capacity.

Erica Durance

If it scares me, it means I'm supposed to do it.

Erica Durance

What do you do when your world is falling apart? How do you hold onto the real and the rational? I think that's very relatable for people.

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I'm constantly taking my own blood pressure.

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I read a lot of comics growing up. My mom used to say, 'Would you please read a book?' She was worried where I was going in my life.

Erica Durance

The one thing that I really love about 'Smallville,' people are excited, and they love the characters. I can see their point of view.

Erica Durance

I think that all actors just want to continue acting, so if you get the opportunity to go out and do something again, you feel very lucky.

Erica Durance

I just keep looking for things that are interesting and keep calm as possible about it all, not worrying about being in a 'box.'

Erica Durance

Sometimes, someone you thought was your adversary is your ally.

Erica Durance

Let's face it: Some of us need our burly men to come rescue us.

Erica Durance

In the summertime, it's always hard to introduce new series; everyone's ready for that in the fall.

Erica Durance

It's fun to get to play a lead character that goes all the way through and drives the storyline and makes the final discovery and catches the bad guy.

Erica Durance

I've been lucky enough to do a few roles where you get to be crazy and wild, put on contacts and different wigs and different hairpieces and dresses and outfits and embody the craziness of it all.

Erica Durance

I constantly have anxiety about being the lead of the show. I don't talk about it because it scares me, but I've always wanted to be a part of something where I could work on a character in such a big manner, and you get offered that with all the trappings of being the lead of the show.

Erica Durance

I think that you can't help but bring pieces of who you are. No matter what you do, it comes through you as a vessel.

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I am not a particularly aggressive person. That's not Erica.

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