I find it very difficult to be two different characters at the same time - actress and mother.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm happy with the idea of being a mum first and an actress second - I'm perfectly content for people to think of me as a stay-at-home mum, rather than an actress, if that is their perception.
For as long as I've been acting, I have been very lucky to be paired with really great actresses playing my mom.
These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played.
That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.
My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult - especially that question of how you find a balance.
As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.
It's been a lot of fun getting to work with Tracy Middendorf, who plays my mom. As an actor, it's always fun to have different parents and to create different familial dynamics than you have in your real life.
When anyone plays a mother on film, there is a whole raft of judgment in that a mother is a particular archetype or that every mother is the same. That's complete rubbish.
Being a mother, singer and actress is a definite juggling act, but I don't think I would be comfortable any other way.
It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are.