Jolene on whether she was named for Dolly Parton's song about a home wrecker: "I think aybe my parents were high when they named me. Nobody likes Dolly Parton that much, do they? If I ever stole someone's man, it was purely unintentional."

Jolene on being a California girl: "I was a good surfer because we grew up a block from the water, and my father took us to the ocean the way other fathers take their kids to the park."

Jolene on the Hollywood casting couch: "I read for a role, and the director showed me pictures of his wife and kids. After the meeting, my then manager said, 'There's a topless scene in the movie, and the director needs to see your breasts.' I said, 'Give me a break. Pass.' A few days later, my phone rand and it's this director asking me out to dinner. I think my managers gave him my home phone number. I fired them."

Jolene on auditioning for the Jason and the Argonauts miniseries: "I showed up dressed completely in character - jewels in the hair, armbands, and full gown. Yeah, I looked really stupid getting out of the car and going into the building, but so what? At least they'd remember me, right? I love to work. You want to talk about natural highs? There's nothing like it. It's better than sex."

Jolene on method acting: "For Jason, I had hair extensions down to my ass that were sewn into my head. I couldn't work out, shower, or wash my hair. After two weeks you could've taken the hair, put a leash on it, and walked it arount the block. It was nasty."

Jolene on her ideal man: "I like men who are very cool but who are also so brilliant that they are almost insane. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits - men who would be flipping burgers if they hadn't found an outlet for their brilliant mind-sets. I also like men who have hands with big masculine veins that you can squish and move."

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