Quotes from Caitriona Balfe

Kenzo were celebrating their 30th anniversary, and they did this big, huge show in Paris and invited back all the models who'd walked for them in the 30-year era. How I found myself in the mix, I'll never know.

I was at a restaurant in Glasgow, and I was walking down the stairs. A woman passed me and said, 'Oh my God, what are you doing here?' I didn't know who she was, and I was like, 'Sorry?' She goes, 'Oh no, sorry, I follow you on Twitter. I just didn't expect to see you here.'

I enjoyed L.A. because it was nice to be in the sunshine and live in a house with proper wardrobes. I loved the space.

When I was 18, I left Dublin and moved to Paris. I didn't speak French. I didn't know anyone. I felt like a fish out of water.

The Scottish Highlands are incredible. There seems to be magic and poetry everywhere.

I'm just so glad that I started acting when I did because I had this wealth of life experience. I don't know if I'd have been able to handle it had I gone out to L.A. at 22.

The people who used to hold the purse strings were a select group of white, middle-aged men, but that's changing, and the more it continues to change, the more we'll see inclusive stories get told.

I'm kind of a private person.

The herbalist I met a few times - it was great - she gave me literature about the different processes that an herbalist would do to make medicines from certain herbs and things.

I think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.'

The 'Outlander' fans are super-passionate.

I would love to do some theater.

I guess I always leaned to the theatrical.

Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.

I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.

With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional.

So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.

Doesn't everyone hate Kristen Stewart?

I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?

I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to play, it's always 'modern relationship drama'-type things.

How do people move on after they've lost the love of their life? It's a really interesting thing to look at. It happens to people every day: you see people... even in the worst, most war-torn places, people get up and continue with their lives. And it's a fascinating thing about human nature. That ability to just continue on.

While 'Outlander' is a brilliant period show, Claire represents so many qualities of a 10th century modern-day woman: someone who is forging her own path, fighting for what she believes, and doing so with integrity.

I have two incredible sisters who have very high-powered jobs and kids and, you know, both have their master's; one runs triathlons all the time.

I grew up in Ireland, and there were so many things we believed in.