I Knew I Wanted To Be An

I Was Always The Girl Who Wore The Mismatching Socks, Frizzy Hair, Ponytail I Wouldn't Take Out For A Week, And Cutoff Jean Shorts That Were At My Knees.

I Always Wanted To Be An Actress. I Couldn't Imagine Being Anything Else.

A Good Two Years After Hurricane Katrina I Remember Feeling So Devastated And So Ignorant That There Was So Much Damage Still Left. I Felt Like Here I Was An American And This Is An American City And The Government Hasn't Done Enough And People Haven't Given Back Enough. Everyone Forgot And The City Was Lying In Waste.

I Grew Up With Not A Lot Of Money And I Definitely Shopped At Goodwill. But Even In My Most Unfortunate State, I Was Really Blessed Compared To A Lot Of The Rest Of The World. I Had A Really Great Chance To Follow My Dreams And Have Them Actually Come True.

Honestly, After About Three Years On A Show, You're Like, 'thank You Very Much For Giving Me A Step Up. Now Can I Go Do Movies?'