I don't think one film is enough to showcase your talent or to show your abilities as an actor.
When I first got into acting, I never had any long-term goals, never had any plan. I just thought it would be a good way to make some extra money.
Coming from New Zealand and Australia is like a tough pre-school for Hollywood. And having been on 'Neighbours,' even though the agents I met with hadn't seen it, they knew it's where Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce had come from. It was a foot in the door.
Right after I left drama school, I had a job.
When I was seven, I had been very vocal about wanting to be an actor. And my mom decided that we would try it out for a couple weeks and come to L.A. from Sacramento.
I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it.
When I told my parents, 'I'm going to be an actor,' they screamed and wept and freaked out.
The first acting I ever did was an Italian commercial. Once I did that, I said, 'this acting thing is awesome.'
Thank God for television. I've been able to consistently work in television even when people say, 'Oh my God, I haven't seen you since this film or that project.' At least I'm working. It's very difficult to get that next movie role. I'm grateful to have the television world accept me.
When people say, 'I know you. What have I seen you in?' I respond, 'Well, it depends on how old you are.'
After eight years on 'Young and the Restless' and eight years on 'Criminal Minds,' I'm ready for that next phase of my career.
At the end of the day, I'm an actor. I'm not here to sell other stuff or use off-screen things to generate whether or not I work. If I'm any good, I'll work; if I'm not, I won't.
I have been working as an actor for 16-17 years now. The funny thing is I still feel awkward in communicating with the public as a star. It hasn't been long since my drama 'Goblin' ended, and I'm looking forward for some time to rest.
I made the decision to take acting seriously after high school.
I made a sort-of living in the beginning of my acting career as a reporter. I think my very first job was 'Early Edition' as reporter no. 1, and for 'Light It Up,' I was reporter no. 2.
Being an actor, you have to be working even when you're not working. You never really get to relax because anytime you're relaxing in between jobs, you're just worried that you're not going to get another job.
My first professional audition as an actor was when I was about 12 years old, and it was for a children's television show called 'M.I. High,' which I ended up doing for two years.
When I left Oxford, I knew I wanted to act, but I was unsure how to go about it.
When I was five, I went on my first audition. It was for a Pizza Hut commercial.
I've acted professionally since I was 16.
I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house.
You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait.
I want to be like Tom Cruise from 'The Outsiders' and go on and do amazing movies for a long time.
There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a good job with good actors.
I've been acting since I was 5 years old, from primary school to secondary school, did training at drama school, which was the big thing for me because they trained me, put me out into the industry.
