Being a successful Hollywood actress may be challenging, but little did I know that the very body that had always been my calling card would betray me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Although I did end up trying out several different fields before committing to acting, I knew in the deepest part of heart that I wanted to be an actress.
I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.
I've made a career of taking roles that other actresses didn't want.
In the beginning, I didn't know if I was still a model, if I was an actress. I knew I wanted to be an actress, but it was so difficult to be believed.
Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.
Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.
I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody else. I looked in the mirror and thought I looked pretty good, but casting didn't ever see me that way.
I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity.
I had immense ambition to become a really valuable actress.
I'm pretty unusual for an actress in Hollywood because I am totally unselfconscious about my body.