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All over the world, actors and actresses are chosen for their performing skills. Not how they look or what they wear. It is all about how they act, how they emote. ”
Since I am an actress and not a social activist, cinema is the best medium for me to state my views. ”
You must acquire the habits and skills of managing a small amount of money before you can have a large amount. Remember, we are creatures of habit and, therefore, the habit of managing your money is more important than the amount. ”
It's true I have a side of me that isn't very adult. I can get very emotional about things. I can become crazy, act the clown. ”
I'm not a social animal, and I had a reputation that came before me of being very difficult, of screaming at everybody, so people tended to keep their distance. ”
The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance. ”
I was 12 and read my first romance novel; it was a sweeping desert saga, and I got to the end of it and was like, 'I want to go back and start all over again!' That emotional response to the book and getting to the end of a story you love is what inspires me to write the next book. ”
A lot of actors, and artists in general, never feel secure in love. They always feel everything's going to be taken away from them, professionally and personally; they're extremely emotional and volatile. ”
Today's action hero, his skills are through technology. He can fly, he can throw a bolt of lightning, he can freeze people. ”
When you rehearse a play, you spend four weeks with one goal in mind - to wean the actor away from you. You want the actor to become completely independent and to understand all the emotional and psychological moves within the character. ”