I'm So Used To Swimming With The

I Had Started Acting When I Was 7, And I Was Always Wrong. I Would Always Get To The Very End [of The Audition], But I Wasn't A Perfect Package Of One Thing. I Wasn't A Cliche, And It Always Worked Against Me. I Wasn't Pretty Enough To Play The Popular Girl, I Wasn't Mousy Enough To Be The Mousy Girl. Then There Was A Tv Show That Toni Collette Was Starring In. And When A Role To Play A Girl Who Was Struggling With Identity Came, I Thought: "oh, This Is What I Was Supposed To Do. Everything's Leading Up To This Moment." I Was 18. I Was Like, "this Is It." I Didn't Get It. And I Was Devastated.

Sometimes You Pick Up On The Myth And It's Just An Accident. I Think It Comes Naturally Out Of People, And Some People Are Aware Of It.

It's Hard When I Get To The End Of The Movie And Am Held Hostage And Am Supposed To Be Very Upset And The Funniest Things I've Ever Heard In My Life Are Coming Out. All I Can Do Is Pretend There's Something Really Important Behind Me To Hide My Face From It.

It's Really Hard To See Yourself And To Recognize That You Are A Human Being Like Everybody Else. You Just Think Everybody's Judging You.

Singing Is An Incredible Expression And Something That Is Important To Me, But Where I Feel Comfortable With How Much I Reveal About Myself Is Acting. I Enjoy The Characters, The Costumes, The Wigs And Just Being A Chameleon.