Be
of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or
co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is
nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of
service to someone in need.
I
am more spontaneous than my character.
I
love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive influence on
their lives and the lives of their young daughters. That's a great
feeling.
I
truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and
create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time
again.
Just
remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action,
perseverance, and facing your fears.
My
whole belief system is that our paths are drawn for us. I believe in
reincarnation. I believe we're here to learn and grow. We choose how we
come into this life based on what it is we have to learn. Some people
have harder lessons than others.
People
generally treat me like I'm very intelligent and really, I'm much less
intelligent than she is. Scully is insanely intelligent.
So
much of this world is based on illusion, temporariness, and
disposability that I think it's essential that our closest relationships
reflect what is real.
You're
only given as much as you can handle at any given time. Whether it's
true or not, it gives you the strength.
I
am more spontaneous than my character.
Fame
is complicated and definitely overrated. There are perks to it that are
unfathomable. But the other aspect is there's little to no privacy at
all - being anywhere at any time and knowing that somebody you cannot
see is probably taking a picture of you, which has happened hundreds of
times. I look around and cannot see anyone and a couple of weeks later I
see a photo of me looking around.
When
I think of normal, I think of mediocrity... and mediocrity scares the fuck
out of me!!
It's
easier to be myself here. I can go out wearing whatever the hell I want,
no matter how ridiculous it looks. If I do that in America, people look
at me like I'm insane. There are aspects of the British press which are
incredibly intrusive, but then you'll go to a premiere and someone will
ask permission to take a photo, and when you say, "That's
enough", they'll back off. In the States, you go to a restaurant
and there are people lined up outside with eight- by-10s of you. Or they
just follow you with a video camera. I had someone deliberately rear-end
my car a few years ago in LA, and there was a video camera: they were
videoing my reaction. Luckily, I was in a good mood.
I
know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing
their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very
brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their
life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is
no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the
constitution. There's so much fear in America and control.
My
tendency is towards the opposite of health and taking care of myself. My
natural tendency is destructive. In order not to act on that, I have to
be careful. The minute I don't feel like that, if I let down my guard,
I'm in trouble.
I
often showed up ungroomed. It didn't occur to me. Then I'd end up at a
premiere and I'd think, what are you doing? I remember being at a
restaurant with a famous British actress. I knew there were paparazzi
outside. My intention was to make a beeline for the car. But then, as we
were walking outside, she applied lipstick. I thought, what is she
doing? But her public image is very glamorous. It's a different mindset.
I
don't show my face in LA very much, and so that makes it a bit more
complicated for me in terms of work. They [producers] need to see you in
the press, and in their face, in meetings, auditions, whatever. And as
far as they're concerned, I haven't provided enough of an example of the
kind of things that I can do, as an actor, for them to justify hiring me
without me sitting down in front of them or having me dance around.
I
don't usually like seeing things I'm in. I get really depressed
afterward.
Be
of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or
co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is
nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of
service to someone in need.