Anna Paquin on bad behavior and keeping drama on-screen

Anna Paquin wants equal screen time for equally bad behavior.

While there have been female antiheroes in series like "Homeland" and "Damages," "I could name probably 15 male protagonists that make god-awful, morally ambiguous decisions but are still considered the heroes of their shows," she said. "And you would never go, Oh my God, I can't watch 'Breaking Bad,' he deals meth! Or, Dexter's a serial killer!"

Which is not traditionally how women have been portrayed. "It's boring," she added.

But her latest character — Robyn, an American publicist living in London in Pop TV's "Flack," starting Feb. 21 — is anything but.