People probably think of me as Debbie Downer. I have become kind of a joke in terms of activism for some people. But it is like worrying if your slip is showing when you`re fleeing a burning building. You have to prioritize.
I think I`ve survived because I`ve gone through a number of incarnations. Sometimes they need somebody sexy. Sometimes they need somebody smart. I`ve managed to be able to morph myself into parts.
I feel I`ve always been on the outside and always on the edge of an abyss. The women I portray, and the woman I am, are ordinary but maybe find themselves in extra-ordinary circumstances, and what they do is at great cost.
It`s always so painful to watch yourself. That never changes. I still sit there and think, `Oh, that scene is missing? Wasn`t I good? What happened there?`