When I was little I used to imagine that I was a spy. I thought it would be so exciting to go to new places and become different people, completely convincing those I met that I was this other person.
Of course, I never wanted the whole danger part of being a spy. I would never really be able to swing from cables and shoot bad guys and all that. I think the idea of transforming into different people and truly making others believe that these other people are me comes from my lifelong desire to act.
Acting for me isn't about pretending to be someone else, it is about becoming someone else. It's about letting go of who you are and stepping into the shoes of another person. I think there is nothing more magical then acting. You are telling a story to people in a way that can make them feel like they are seeing something that really happened. If you do it right, you can make people believe in your character. You can move people, making them feel the emotions we convey to them through the story we are telling.
That is what I strive to do as an actress. Tell a story, make people believe it, and connect with them. I want to make people feel what the character I am portraying is feeling. I want to make them think.
I want to be a spy who sneaks into their minds and makes them believe that what I'm saying is true.
