If you're doing live-action, you have to learn how to actually do whatever it is that you're doing. If you're doing voice-over, you can fake it.
Tricia HelferSometimes, if you don't have kids yourself, it's assumed you won't understand or know how to play a mom, which is kind of silly if you think about it.
Tricia HelferI just want to be challenged. I want to be proud of what I do, and I want to learn new things and keep growing.
Tricia HelferI've been living, I've lived in New York since I was 18 years old and traveled pretty much all over the world.
Tricia HelferI can certainly be my own worst critic and oftentimes forget to enjoy the here and now.
Tricia HelferModels have a stigma that they can't act. You're also, to be quite blunt, you're tall and not a lot of actors are tall and when you are starting out you're obviously not the first one cast, so you're trying to fit into a mold. You're quite often not cast as the quirky best friend, but you don't have the experience to be cast as the lead. So it can be really tricky. One of the biggest things is just to get your people, so to speak, your agents and managers to take you seriously. That's one of the issues I had when I came out to LA.
Tricia Helfer