Q&A - Robin McLeavy (Eva)
23.05.12
Q: What was your reaction when you first found out that your character was going to be a prostitute?
A: Normally I would never play a woman that is so highly sexualized because it can be really predictable. But in this context, I found it really fascinating. You don't see her having sex all the time, you see her falling in love, or fighting somebody or trying to help Lily Bell. I think she's such an interesting character because she's full of so many contradictions and she's got a toughness and a stubbornness to her that makes her interesting. That was a great starting place for me.
Q: Is there any specific detail about Eva that has really helped you get in character?
A: The most beautiful thing about the character to me was that she had such a starkly different experience with two tribes. She was traveling west with her family when a Yavapai tribe massacred her whole family in front of her, and then they traded her to Mohave and she kind of had a beautiful experience with them. She lived with them for four years and when she was rescued she didn't want to leave them.
Source: AMCtv.com (blog)