I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood.
I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
The truth is, my dad was a great driver. I mean, he could handle an automobile. He loved speed. He used to joke that his one regret was he didn't join the volunteer fire service so he could drive the ambulance.
I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.
We girls should have to change a tire or take a 'change your oil' class in high school instead of taking home economics, because we'd benefit from that.
I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
I weirdly feel very natural, in the physicality that comes my way, whether it's guns, cars or whatever. For some reason, it's second nature to me.
We were never motorheads. We knew fast cars. We knew how to siphon gas - me - charge the battery when it was down. But never hot-wired a car.
I'm no mechanic but I can change my oil and I know what to do when I get a flat tire and I can hot-wire it in an emergency.
