I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup on and some great round earrings. I looked like Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

My first vocation was dance.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

My only friends were boys, and I was just one more of them.

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture.

The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.