Rebecca Leigh Mader (born 24 April 1977) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series Lost, and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I'm incredibly cheesy. I'm all about happy endings and all of that.
The danger with playing someone tough is that the character can become two-dimensional and mean and nobody likes her.
I do accents. Sometimes when I've had a few drinks, I speak in different accents all night long, and then at the end of an evening someone will say to me, 'Seriously, where are you from?'
It's rare to work on a series without a writer. If you have a question about a line, then phone calls have to be made.
When I got 'Lost,' I was about to not be able to live, so it was a fall-to-the-knees, burst-into-tears, 'I'm saved by this great role' moment.
Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.
It's a blessing to be paid to be in paradise. The Hawaiian people are so friendly.
I'm just naturally quite toned. My dad was like a body builder, so I've got my dad's body. Not all of it, thank God.
I love science fiction stuff - I'm a bit of a dweeb like that.
For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough'. . . I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.
I'm quadracontinental. I've got a life in London, New York, L. A. and Hawaii.
I've always wanted to do an adult cartoon, because I want a job where you can just drive up in your pajamas, have a cup of tea and not even get dressed, and you've gone to work for the day. What a great gig!
When I first got the job, I was told nothing about my character. She's an anthropologist and she's tough, she's a female Indiana Jones. That's what I went into [Lost] knowing.
Sometimes when you walk onto a set, there are very clear delineations. The crew don't talk to the actors and I hate all that. Everyone is the same to me and I always treat everyone in the same way.
I'm such a fan girl when it comes to movies, TV and sci-fi, sometimes I can't believe I actually get to be in them.