I'm trying to fight typecasting as hard as I can, while I have time.

I started as a model in Holland and Chanel took me to New York when I was 19, after which I decided to stay.

It's not as if you can act bigger to fit the surroundings or the budget more. Whatever, it just doesn't work that way.

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.

I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go for it.

I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.

I seem to have been cast several several times to do it. I think in this one, Phoenix is not purely evil. She was in the comic books at some point but the way the writers created her or we always talked about her, was that she was torn with her powers taking over and trying to control them at the same time. It was challenging to play which made it interesting for me to play this character.