An agent said he didn't know what to do with me, I wouldn't be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have said to my agents, 'I want to work. I want to play character roles.'
I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien.
My agent and I try to be picky with roles so that I can drive my career in different directions and be different, creative characters. I want to be an actor for the rest of my life and to have fun with my career. So I told him that I wish I could do a movie that already has a fan base. And then 'Twilight' came along!
After that, I was offered lots of lesbian roles, but I didn't want them because I'd already played the best there was.
They asked if I was interested in a role as a large alien in a movie.
I'd like to play an alien, like from 'Starman' or 'K-PAX,' where it's human. I think I'm destined to play an alien.
The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'
As an agent, I functioned like a guy. But the fact that I was a woman affected everything.
Frankly, if people aren't going to cast me because I'm queer, than I don't want to work with them.
Unfortunately, I ended up kind of getting sadly duped, in a way. I haven't had an agent in 10 years, and now I'm doing some of the most interesting films I've ever had an opportunity to play in.
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