Occupation: Stuntwoman Birth: November 17, 1978
My job has always been to not only make my character look like a badass but to also make the actor I am fighting opposite to be the character they ne….
I was interested in seeing how to branch out and sort of use the Internet more as a way of making and promoting movies. There's no real difference in….
When being a stunt double, my job has always a supportive role, which is interesting, really. Part of what I really like about it is making a situati….
I'm completely at ease on a set. I'm pretty comfortable most places, but hitting the mark and knowing set etiquette and understanding cameras and len….
Some of my best friends are like, "I love that you are just the biggest pussy on the planet." And I have no problem with it at all, I love it. But it….
My job as a double was always to put [actors] at ease. My job was to make my character, or the actress that I was doubling, look as badass as possibl….
My favorite thing in moviemaking is to shoot in chronological order if at all possible, because it just helps for continuity and all the logistical p….
Actually my relationships with my girlfriends have become that much deeper and more profound, because I'm like, huh, yeah, I don't have to judge you,….
I think the biggest shift for me is - this is going to sound like a wanky actor, but - getting in touch with, and learning to not just appreciate, bu….
I mean, acting or stunts, doing my job means doing my job, and I'm loving it. It's fun to put my face in front of the camera; I'm really enjoying the….
I like the debate, but I don't really like the fight. I don't like being in the ring. I'm not competitive..
I'm a poster child for feminism whether I like it or not, but I was resistant to the part of me that was a woman..
The thing that I come across is that people think that I might actually be super aggressive, want-to-fight type in real life. The irony is that that'….
Being a stunt girl is very much my comfort zone, so I had to remove the comfort zone to step fully into the slightly scarier zone. Also, just being p….
A couple years in [to acting], I recognized that I developed methods from being a stuntwoman for so long that worked for me that I wasn't aware of. A….
There is an art to acting, and there are techniques that are acquired. You can be as emotional as you'd like, as a person, but figuring out ways that….
Part of the joy I'm discovering in acting is the fact that it's uncomfortable to me, that it's challenging, and the possibilities of always being abl….
I would find it more difficult if somebody else was doing the action..
I love acting. And if there's a niche that needs filling, I'm happy to get in there and try to fill it..
When my physicality is involved, it's kind of my comfort zone, so I find it much easier to access emotions..
Humans sort of instinctively respond negatively to something that's not true..