Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless
Lucille Frances "Lucy" Lawless, MNZMis a New Zealand actress best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth29 March 1968
CityMount Albert, New Zealand
couple said yeah
Xena and Gabrielle were a couple...in the end, it was if not explicitly said, it was implicit that...yeah, they totally were.
night acting sitting
I was sitting in the looping studio late one night, and I had this epiphany that they weren't paying me for my acting, for God's sake, but to own me. And from then on, it became clear and an awful lot easier to deal with.
girl thinking giving
Who I think is actually doing great things for the appearance of women is that Kardashian girl. Kim Kardashian is giving an alternative. I don't know very much about her and I don't read articles, but just looking at the pictures you go, "Great! There's a girl with an ass, and that's fabulous. On behalf of all girls with asses, thank you."
fun lines way
I'm a bloody fun-seeker. Whatever the role is, I'll find a way to deliver the line that is confounding.
people inspired intimidating
I am not intimidating. I am a woman's woman. I love hanging out with women. And people are really inspired by this show.
play deception looks
Very often, I'm part of the deception because the way I play things is that I want you to be able to look back and go, "Oh, my god, I didn't see that at the time, but now it all makes sense," and you want to watch it a second time with the benefit of hindsight.
growing-up real hero
Growing up, I looked up to real women. I didn't go in for hero worship and I still don't. Everybody has feet of clay.
adventure sacrifice challenges
We live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always sacrifice money and security for adventure and challenge.
people roles like-me
So yes, the roles are getting more and more like me. But that's because Xena was so entirely unlike me. Most people aren't really aware of that.
female-role-models roles letters
At first, being a female role model really terrified me. But it hasn't turned out to be an awful burden. I get a lot of letters from women who tell me that, after watching Xena, they have bought the Harley-Davidson they always wanted or left an abusive relationship.
rocks voice likes
My voice likes rock music. My problem is, I can do a lot of things, but I have to find my own voice.
bisexual men pals
Now it wasn't just that Xena was bisexual and kinda liked her gal pal and they kind of fooled around sometimes, it was, 'Nope, they're married, man'.
nice odds people
One of my missions is to get people to go, "Oh, she's really nice and I really like her, but what were the words she just said?!" I want your instincts to be at odds with your mind.
happy-birthday grieving feet
Happiness is a choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up and choose to be happy.