After doing a two-second topless scene in Silent Warnings, Michelle vowed it would be her last topless scene. But after reading the script of the Tell Me You Love Me pilot, frontal nudity and explicit scenes were no longer an issue for her.
Michelle: (on skydiving) I love it. I love everything about it. It's something I do by myself. It's an escape from Hollywood for me. There's a certain amount of freedom in jumping out of a plane -- you feel like you have control. Your whole life is in your own hands.
Michelle: I was a little out of control as a teenager, and I did some bad things. I found acting to be that outlet that allowed me to express my anger and my pain and my hurt and my fears without having to do anything bad, without having to be bad, or do anything bad.
Michelle: I am really comfortable with sexuality and nudity. I think it's just kind of the way that I was raised, just really liberal. And I am just comfortable with myself. My mom did a good job. I've got great self-esteem.