I did an action series back in '97, and did very intense training; weapons, knives, hand-to-hand combat. The more an actor trains in that way, the more we can do on screen and the better it looks. Nowadays, they want the actors to do as much as possible and stunt doubles are primarily used for the dangerous things that aren't covered by insurance.
We had this scene where I'm supposed to be bending over to get something. I thought it was kind of cute.
Throw in the humor, throw in that personality, try things you wouldn't normally try.
I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize.
I'm getting a lot of roles as women who are very powerful. I think that's a reflection of me as a person.
I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer.
