I was always interested in doing it, but I was so content with my life that I didn't really go after it.
Shannyn SossamonSomeone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up.
Shannyn SossamonTelevisison is like a factory line. You need discipline and focus. You have to hit your mark and know your lines. It's not that I don't know my lines when I do a film, but the pace of discovery is always a little bit more relaxed and nurturing and almost babying, in a way. Television toughens you up, and I like that, but I don't want it to toughen me up too much.
Shannyn SossamonI think the emotional toolbox I have is healthy for an actor, as far as the intensity of emotions go. It's other things I have to hone. I can swim in that comfortably.
Shannyn Sossamon