Kim Raver

I just am a huge fan of PBS. They've taken great risks from great shows.

There seems to be a theme running through the women I play. They take their circumstances and try to make the best of them.

My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

I spend a lot of time on eBay buying vintage. I also really like Alexander Wang, Miu Miu, Vivienne Westwood, McQueen and Balmain.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.