Q&A: 'True Blood' cast

Rutina Wesley as Tara Thorton

We have to ask—how do you get those arms?
Push-ups. 30-20-10.

So, is there going to be a romance with Eggs?
There is going to maybe be a romance. At the end of season one, you saw he serenaded her with his guitar. And I think that could lead to some romance, but I don’t know because Tara is so guarded. And she doesn’t like shady people, but I think Tara might get sucked in if she allows herself.

How do you keep that balance between being so tough, and yet vulnerable?
It’s a lot like me. I feel like people go, "Look at your arms! You’re going to beat me up." But then I’m just a Juliet—really just a little flower. And I think Tara really on the inside is still that six-year-old girl calling for her mom. But on the outside she’s built up this big, huge wall.