The actress continued, explaining how Carrie's sexuality is, like all women's, just a small part of her identity. “That’s one of the great gifts of this world and this job is that she is so much bigger than her gender,” said the 37-year-old. “She’s defined by her ethics, her moral self, her political ambition, her bipolar condition. There’s just so much at play.” Now who needs sex scenes when you've got all that?