I did put on weight for the last half of the film, but the Ferris wheel scene was shot with a harness on me so that if I fell I wouldn't fall all the way.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Everything you do has certain significance, a certain weight. I think there is a film in everyone.
One thing I got to do that was awesome was hang off the side of this Ferris wheel and do that stunt myself.
When I found out I had to take off my shirt in 'Teen' movie, I panicked and hit the gym. I was like, 'It's going to be on film, documented, for my children to see. I can't be 140 pounds. I need to put on a little bit of muscle.'
For 'The Trip To Bountiful,' I was worried about being too heavy, because I supposedly had just gotten out of the hospital.
I was lightweight - that was the whole point of me.
I put on close to 60 pounds for 'Genesis,' an independent movie from New Zealand.
I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox.
I would like to be more fit, but I don't think I will put on fat or gain weight for movie roles. I am not going to do that.
My first film was a comedy, but after that I went always into more heavier stuff.
She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But the worst part was the neck.