The danger with playing someone tough is that the character can become two-dimensional and mean and nobody likes her.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.
I never wanted to play a character that hated herself. I wanted people to know that those aren't the only roles for people like me, normal girls.
You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.
You know, we have to take these characters - who, granted, have their separate personalities but, on a lot of levels, are pretty two-dimensional - and make them into people with flaws, with insecurities.
I don't like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong, and killer and has instincts and just thrives in dangerous circumstances - that's really boring to me, and I don't think it represents what most women feel inside.
It's one thing to be this 'tough chick,' but you also have to be likeable.
Sometimes people are like, 'Do you want to play strong women?' I don't have to play strong women in order to feel like a strong woman myself, but I do feel it's important to play characters that are complex and interesting and believable.
I just loved playing the mean girl. When you're not like a character, it's kind of fun to play.
It's cool to be a female character who gets to be really strong and tough.
It's very easy to approach a character like that - a so-called strong woman who overcomes the odds - and give a one-note performance, playing that strength alone. Strength is only one thing a person has.