Sarah: (What grabbed her attention about Dr. Sara Tancredi) When I was originally sent the Pilot script, they just said, "Read it and think about which women you could play, and audition for the one you like." They were pretty surprised when I picked the smallest part in the entire Pilot. I really felt strongly that Sara must have a million layers to her. She seemed so protected by her sense of humor, wit, and irony. I thought she would become more and more interesting the more I spent with her. Sometimes, you get characters who are more on the nose- what you see it what you get. That seems less exciting, less challenging to me.
Sarah: (Referring to the people who she saw when she visited a maximum security prison) I developed a lot of compassion for the people there.
Sarah: (on the last few episodes of Prison Break's second season) The last three? The cast; it's getting smaller which I wish it was not.
Sarah: (on gaining weight while pregnant) If you don't gain weight during pregnancy then something is really wrong with you. I think it's an exciting time to sort of ride the wave of where your body is going and it'll end and I'll figure out what to do next and it'll be fine.
Sarah: (On being pregnant in Hollywood) So many women do it right now. It's not the colossal disaster that it was in Hollywood, and I think that's something we're all very grateful for.
Sarah: (On telling the Prison Break producers that she was pregnant) Certainly I had some nerves before the phone call to the producers but they were very gracious and Matt Olmstead was kind enough to say 'You tell me how much time you need off, we'll have a job for you when you get back and don't worry about it'. It's what every woman wants to hear from her boss. So I was very grateful for that.
Sarah: (on wanting a boy or girl) I'm just happy for anything healthy.
Sarah: (when asked if she was really pregnant) It's pretty public at this point [touches her belly] I don't think there's anything I can do to keep it private.
Sarah: (on Michael and Sara's second season reunion) Well, I put a lot of thought into it, but only so much of that thinking is relevant once you read the words that they've given you to say.
Sarah: (on weather or not she would be back for season two of Prison Break) The [first] season ends with me in some pretty extreme circumstances. That might be my last episode... or it might be in another five years. [Laughs] There's no way for me to tell right now.
Sarah: The writers called and they had very serious voices; They said "Sarah, we need to talk to you" and I thought "wow! Maybe my time on the show (Prison Break) has come to an end" They said "We want you to cut your hair" I said "OK" and off it went.
Sarah: (on season 2 of Prison Break) I honestly wasn't sure the writers were going to be able to come up with a credible Season 2, but they've done a really lovely job.
Sarah: (on working with only Paul Adelstein on the first half of the second season of Prison Break) Well, Paul Adelstein is just an extraordinary professional, and I've had a great time working with him. But I miss Went! I do, I do. We had a lot of fun last season, and it was a joy to have Episode 10 together.
Sarah: (on working with Wentworth Miller) He is... if every leading man I work with for the rest of my life is as kind and articulate and sexy and everything else.... (sighs)
Sarah: (On what Low-Flying Trapeze is) The idea behind it is that you've got a lifetime of habits from walking on the ground so if you hang from your arms and you sort of work from your head down you can get your alignment to a place where it could be more neutral and that way if your alignment is more neutral you can sort of transform into characters.
Sarah: (On her husband's feelings about the sexual tension on the set of Prison Break) My husband knows he's got me wrapped around his little finger. He's fine.
Sarah: (joking about why most women are jealous of her and her job) I come to work, get someone to put makeup on me and then kiss Wentworth Miller.
Sarah: (on working with Wentworth Miller) As an actor he's ruined me for any other leading man. He's phenomenally professional, kind, giving and one of the smartest people I know. He's a dream come true.
Sarah: (on growing up in Hawaii) It kept me out of trouble. On weekends, you’d wake up, go to the beach, go hiking, and by the time people in Iowa were drinking beer out of the back of a pickup truck, you were fast asleep.
Sarah: (on sharing a name with her character on Prison Break) I begged them to change her name, but they were set on Sara. When I’ve played other characters, people will walk by you and holler your character’s name and you know they’re not talking to you. Now people can get me to turn around and talk. It’s strange.
Sarah: They take care of me (her cast mates from Prison Break) They’re sort of, they’re protective in a way, specially now that I became pregnant, they’re like ‘Don’t run!’, ‘Sit Down!’, ‘Can we bring you anything?’
Sarah: I'm not a person who flies away with a hot guy and is away from my husband for 3 months. We travel together. I've been dependent...if he's in the same room the whole room glows, and I can't see others except him. Yeah, mm I think that's love.
Sarah: (answering on the question what she likes to do in Dallas when she's not filming) Well, I've found the best gym - Doug's Gym on Commerce. I think the guy who owns it has forgotten more about fitness than most people will ever learn. And it seems like he's had the same equipment since the Korean War. The first day I went there, I asked him if he had any cardio machines, and he threw me a jump rope.
Sarah: (talking about reading the script for Prison Break) You certainly never know when you're reading a script if it might be your last. But I'm not afraid, because this experience for me has been so rewarding. I'll still be grateful if it ends next week. when you give a job too much power over your happiness, it affects your performance. You make decisions that are safe, which I definitely don't want to do.
Sarah: I'm not falling for bad boys.
Sarah: I still think the highest benchmark for any actor is to be on Broadway. When I talked to my theatrical agent on my chances, he said, 'Oh, get famous first and be successful in film and TV.'
Sarah: Even though my husband and I have moved to New York, I haven't been in a play -- not for the lack of trying. It seems I'm best suited, at the moment, for film and TV.
Sarah: (on becoming an academic because both her parents are academics) Part of me always assumed I would be an academic. ... I still do love academics and university settings, and have so much respect for the lifestyle.
Sarah: I am a rather lucky girl when it comes to costars. The nice thing for me is that they are as kind and professional as they are attractive. That's more important to me. They're both lovely guys and terrific to work with. - Talking about Wentworth Miller [Prison Break] and Josh Holloway [Hellion].
Sarah: (on a rumor that she won't be back for season two of Prison Break) I don't tend to believe anything I've heard until it's in front of me in a script, so at this point, yeah, I feel completely up in the air. I've heard rumors going in a couple of different directions...
Sarah: My husband and I are in New York, for hiatus, and we left most of our stuff in our apartment in Chicago. And to be honest, I've been saturated with television, so I've decided to do without it for a few months. I'm enjoying it!
Sarah's birthday [June 1st] is only one day apart from the Prison Break co-star Wentworth Miller's birthday [June 2nd]
Sarah plays a character named Marjorie Carter on the independent film The Celestine Prophecy[2006].
Sarah left Hawaii when it was time to go to college.
Sarah's husband, Josh Winterhalt, is a martial artist.
When Sarah found out that her character's name on Prison Break would be Sara, she asked the producers to change it but they refused.
Sarah and husband, Josh Winterhalt, are expecting their first child. The baby is due in late summer [2007].
Sarah has done commercials for L'Or?al cosmetics.
If Sarah would have the choice she would like to work with George Clooney and Meryl Streep.
When Sarah found out about the addiction storyline of her character in Prison Break, she talked to professionals and read the book Junkie. And she also watched Requiem for a Dream.
Sarah's first acting job on camera was in Queens Supreme where she played Kate O'Malley and appeared in 5 episodes.
Sarah obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002 at Denver's National Theater Conservatory.
Sarah graduated from the same exclusive private school as actress
Sarah's two film projects in 2006 were Universal Pictures' Whisper and an independent, The Celestine Prophecy.
Sarah graduated from Punahou High School in 1995 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sarah is still a Hawaiian at heart - she speaks basic Hawaiian and enjoys traditional Hawaiian music.
Sarah was born in La Grange, Illinois, but moved to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1978 with her family, after the death of a family member.
Sarah’s first leading role on television was portraying the role of Jane in the television series
The WB cancelled Sarah's show,
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