Quote by Michelle Forbes
I had so many offers after True Blood for things that were someone

I had so many offers after True Blood for things that were someone in the same vein, but nowhere near Alan Balls vision. Or something that was over-the-top and fantastical. And Ive always wanted to play the regular, working-class mom, and Ive never really had the chance to do that. – Michelle Forbes

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Its a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people dont like working with children. I actually adore it, because you watch their imagination open up and you watch them start to learn this job that Ive been doing for so long. They come with such a lack of cynicism. – Michelle Forbes

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When I did Battlestar Galactica it was the first time I really understood science fiction. That was a very political drama, but set in spaceships so people didnt really take it seriously. But some really fascinating things were explored in that. – Michelle Forbes

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