Kruek's kept fairly busy in her post-Smallville years, with IMDb detailing key roles in TV shows Chuck, Burden of Truth and Beauty and the Beast, as well as parts in movies including Vampire, Ecstasy and Space Milkshake. Speaking to Collider ahead of season two of Burden of Truth, the actress, who took an executive producer role on the show too, admitted she found it tough to speak up earlier in her career. "I was so scared for so long," she recalled. "On Smallville, there came a point where I finally got the courage to give my opinion on something, and it was so hard. I remember being on the phone with the producers and stating my opinion, and then quietly crying." Kreuk has been fighting hard ever since to be brave and be heard.
Although she's got plenty of working years ahead of her, Kreuk admitted during an interview at the Banff World Media Festival in 2019 that she looks forward to the day staying behind the scenes is a possibility. "I mean, I love acting. But it takes a lot of energy to act, not that it doesn't to produce," she acknowledged (via Journal Pioneer). As Kreuk explained, "It would be nice to let my grey hairs grow out and not think about it and not go into hair and makeup every day. I think I become too self-aware when I'm acting. I'd love to not have that anymore." It's been a decade since Smallville bid goodbye to Lana, but Kreuk looks like she hasn't aged a day. Moving behind the camera may suit her, but she'll definitely be missed in front of it.
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