I think right after 'Up in the Air' everyone wanted me to play the girl from 'Up in the Air,' and it took a little while for people to think of me as an actress from a film that they liked instead of just that character.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
'Con Air' was kind of a turning point for me, in my mind. I never shot anybody in that movie - I never did anything bad - because there were so many bad guys in that movie. I said, 'The hell with this, I'm just gonna be a lovable guy.' I'm like Steve McQueen in 'The Great Escape.'
Growing up I was a total movie-holic, but I always wanted to play the role that Clark Gable was playing or Spencer Tracy was playing. I was really never interested in the parts that women were playing. I found the parts that guys were playing were so much more interesting.
I don't have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress - it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.
I didn't picture myself as a movie actress. I began to think about it around college. I remember thinking, 'Well somebody has to be in them,' so maybe I could do that eventually. It's all been a surprise.
I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.
I went on an audition. I walked in the room, and it was Leslie Mann with Judd Apatow. It was intimidating.
What attracted me to acting, from the start, was playing different characters. I'm not a massive fan of just playing myself on screen.
I don't remember sitting down and saying, 'This is why I want to be - an actress.' I just knew. It was never a conscious decision or a revelation.
I wanted to like 'Up in the Air' - I like Jason Reitman - but Vera Farmiga left me cold.
I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster.