1. What is your character, T'Pol, like?
Sub-Commander T'Pol is basically the voice of reason; she is the voice of responsibility. And more times than not the voice you really don't want to hear. Because many times in our hunger, or our thirst for adventure, as Captain Archer is, Scott Bakula, you wanna get out there, you wanna go do it. You don't wanna hear about protocol, you don't wanna hear about reason or the way to go about things. You just wanna dive in and go. And that's usually what we're battling with. I'm always the voice of reason. And I'm always diplomatic in my words, feline in my movements. And she doesn't look down on humans, as an inferior race, not at all. She's cautious, she just cautious with them, because she's aware of what they are capable of. Which could be some pretty big goofs. So she's just there to keep them in line.

2. Are you a fan of Star Trek?
I grew up on the Original Star Trek. I loved it. I mean from Captain Kirk, to Spock, to Bones. Those three. I mean especially the relationship between Bones and Spock, it's just always 'you green blooded fool'. It just was amazing. But yet between the three of them there was always such utter loyalty, which you don't find in life. You know you say it's a fortunate life if you can count your friends on one hand. Well there were three friends, and just with utter loyalty to each other is amazing. And yet like, you know, Spock and Bones, this love-hate relationship. 

3. Is it difficult to transform into T'Pol?
Getting in to full costume, it's not that difficult. It's just shy of two hours. I don't feel the ears, I don't feel the wig and the beautiful thing of it, is I look so different, outside of all of this. That once all of this is on, I am T'Pol.  And it's extremely empowering because, when you're doing character work, there you are, it comes to life right before your eyes, that I have to, I'm hard pressed to find, like ok where am I?

4. What is the philosophy behind Enterprise?
Gene Roddenberry had a concept when he first came out with the Original Star Trek. And it wasn't about the hero winning over, you know, the evil entity. It wasn't about good against evil. It was about relationships. I mean just the way he cast it, it was ethnically. It wasn't sensibly, back in the day, 1969. He wanted to nurture our imaginations. He wanted, I mean the dangers of illusion and the worlds that we hold in our minds, and what we can create. It wasn't just about the good guy and the bad guy. There was such a bigger picture. And that is what we're trying to follow in Enterprise, is Gene Roddenberry's original concept and idea when he birthed Star Trek.

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