The scene where I took my eyelashes off we did in two takes.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.
The degree that these scenes went to... there was a couple of days I was upset... I'd have to hurry back to the girls in the makeup trailer and have a bit of a cry because it messes with your head.
I once made the mistake of going for a whole row of false eyelashes, which was just wrong as it gave me a sad, puppy-eyed look.
I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet.
If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.
In 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Dumb & Dumber,' I ended up improvising quite a bit of my scenes, and later I didn't even remember what I'd said because I just winged it. When I went and saw the movie, I was as stunned as everyone else was.
I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film.
I did this scene in 'Lars and the Real Girl' where I was in a room full of old ladies who were knitting, and it was an all-day scene, so they showed me how. It was one of the most relaxing days of my life.
I pull my eyelashes when I'm tired or thinking - it's a nervous thing.
The producers who wanted me to do it liked me and trusted me, and more than one scene was only one take, because I'd plan ahead what I thought would be appropriate for that scene-so one take was enough.