I think that there are a lot of reasons to be insecure as an actress… But I don’t really have a perception issue. I’ve been pretty good about being who I am in the public’s eye.
I had such a great time doing commercials and things as a kid. My grandparents were on set with me all the time, and I loved that I got to hang out with them, so I will forever be grateful for that. But I just loved every minute of it.
Women innately have this weird thing where they try to have a perfect persona – to look perfect, be perfect, act perfect, have their kids look a certain way. Women put so much pressure on themselves.
If I’m not comfortable in my own skin or confident in who I am, then I’m going to pick parts based on how people are going to view them, not based on what I find challenging or entertaining.
I don’t necessarily put on an act when I go on Jay Leno or dress differently in public than I do in private. I’d like to think I’m the same person, more or less.
I have this odd tendency to be really sarcastic when I’m uncomfortable and I don’t really know why but it just comes out and it’s come out since I was a child.
My parents’ biggest thing was that they just wanted me to graduate high school and go to college. They couldn’t fathom me acting for the rest of my life.
