I don't think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, you can make people believe that you're the character you're trying to be.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Usually I'm frustrated when I look at my films and I don't believe that I've made a real transformation beyond my usual sets of gestures and expressions. I still have this nagging feeling that it's me, that I didn't create a unique character.
When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.
I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
In the film industry, you are fictitious, just like the characters you play. It has a lot do with a perception about you, and not necessarily you. You are successful because people like that image of you on screen.
I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want to be in because people don't know who I am.
I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me.
I am very ambitious and have set goals for myself. I really don't keep a tab on what my contemporaries are doing. I want to push myself as an actress and don't want to get into the rat race. With every film, I want to grow as a person and an actress. The character I play needs to change me in real life.
You can only be yourself, and it sounds cheesy, but when it comes to filmmaking, there's really nowhere to hide.
Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.