I Have No Affectation When I Speak

From Elementary School On Up Through Junior High School, I Loved To Perform. But I Put It All Away During High School And College. I Thought, "that's Not Actually Something You Do With Your Life." But Then I Was Compelled To Try It After College. I Just Got Overcome.

I Always Felt Like I Could Be Funny, But There Was A Part Of Me That Always Judged Actors So Harshly... I Thought All Actors Were Dumb-that They Must Have Serious Emotional Problems. Even If They Don't, That's The Perception I Had Of Them. I Didn't Want Anyone To See Me That Way.

My Hair Got Lighter, And I Gradually Went Blonde. I Liked It. Had More Fun. But My Image Of Myself In My Head Is This Dark-haired Person.

I Actually Made An Effort To Reject Acting, To Shove It Out Of My Body, Because I Didn't Want My Kids To Have An Actress As A Mother-to Have, Like, A Silly Person.

You Have To Surrender To The Fact That You Are Of Too Many In A Highly Competitive Field Where It Is Difficult To Stand Out. Over Time, Through Your Work, You Will Demonstrate Who You Are And What You Bring To The Field. Just Stay With It And Keep Working.