Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean?
As an actress, you have to keep yourself fresh and new.
For some time, I thought being a producer would be a more fulfilling career than being an actor. But then I went to a conference in Cannes with 300 other producers, all desperately chasing finance for their projects... and realized being an actor wasn't so bad after all!
As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.
I think it is a wonderful process of transformation from an actress to a producer.
As an actress, I learned a long time ago that there is a lot of this business that is just out of my hands. All I can really focus on is going to work every day and doing my best.
As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity.
Believe me, it's not easy being an actress and a producer, especially with no big daddy to support you.
I think being an actress is more how to cope with the fact that you can't do anything else than to express a talent. It's a way of being untalented for anything.
I've had no helping hand in Hollywood. But in general, I've found that when it comes to getting jobs, what's meant for you can't pass you by.