Some of my biggest complaints about acting in television were that I was always wearing a tight dress or pencil skirt, and I was always wearing heels.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was shying away from acting for the longest time - because of having such big shoes to fill.
Before I got into TV, I wasn't fashionable at all.
For me, acting was something I fell into.
Acting... honestly, I'm so uncomfortable and so awkward that I could never think about setting foot in a theater room or acting class.
For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.
I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.
I've always felt if my nose were more crooked, critics would focus more on my acting.
I have never, for a single moment, been aware of pressure from anyone in television about how I dress, what my shape is or how I speak. I've always written my own scripts. I've always been the first to point out that I need to be fit. I need to look good.
I'm at least getting my foot in the door as far as doing straight dramatic parts, which no one would have ever considered me for in the '80s. I never objected to that because I love doing comedy, and I'm not the kind of actor that insists that unless you're doing a serious dramatic role, you're not acting.