Sitcom hours are silly easy compared to drama. Whenever an actor on a sitcom complains, I feel like smacking them!
Tricia HelferIf 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 HelferI have always been physically active. I grew up a tomboy and [was] into sports, so staying active is something that I enjoy.
Tricia HelferPeople will always put you in a box that they think you fit in, and it's up to you to not fall into it.
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