I grew up in a big movie house, we watched movies all the time, so I had an awareness at a very young age that that was a job that you could have.
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadI don't have phobias. I'm pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well.
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadBut as an actor you do want to challenge yourself and step outside what you have done in the past and that what I like to do, I like to jump around and try different things and stretch myself.
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadNormally as an actress you're constantly worried that people think you don't look good enough. It's just like an unnecessary stress that's just frustrating.
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadThere's actually a time when I got cast in something and it was announced that someone else was cast. I hadn't been told yet if I had the role and I had a breakdown because I really wanted it and it was announced on this website that this other girl had gotten it. I was so sad and called my agents and said, "You guys didn't tell me this other person got the role!" They were like, "No, they haven't decided yet." Then two hours later I got the call that said I had the role.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead