I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I just wanted to act. I didn't want to do anything else.
I wanted to direct more than I wanted to act. And I found I couldn't do everything.
I like to use all of myself, and acting wasn't doing that.
When I first started acting, everyone in my family did not want me to act.
I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did.
I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.
A lot of people didn't realize that I acted before I did anything else.
I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.
I would have given up acting in a minute. I didn't like how it set me apart from other people.
I always knew I would act. It was just a matter of time.