As an agent, I functioned like a guy. But the fact that I was a woman affected everything.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Really, in a way, I took over the male role.
I feel like I'm a very good role model for women.
As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by.
I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.
I was a weird but definite kid, and there were essentially no gender roles for me to fit into.
Being in construction my whole life - I was trained as an architect - I always had to work with guys. And I always did my homework and then challenged them to figure it out faster than me. They don't want to be shown up by a woman.
I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.
I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.
Every experience makes you a man.
The men I worked for didn't look at me as having any gender at all. They regarded me more as a workhorse.