I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the history of women is about.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind.
I've played women since I was a kid and I've always enjoyed it.
So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today.
Society certainly encourages women to be victims in every way.
If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don't see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman.
Yes, I know I've played these women, but I'm not really conniving at all.
There seems to be a theme running through the women I play. They take their circumstances and try to make the best of them.
In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.
Now, I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace - all we need is a fighting chance.
I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on film.