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Was acting hard to get into?  And if so, would you do it all over again if you had to?
 
I don't think I ever realized how hard it was to get into acting, because I was so dang excited about what lay ahead of me.  For example, I knew two people when I moved to LA. Two people that were struggling actors themselves!  I look back on that now and I think "what the hell was I thinking!".  I moved without even considering the statistics of how many people are in this city trying to be actors compared to how many are actually working.  Also, I don't believe that I am done "getting into acting".  I still feel like each job may be my last, I worry about where my next job will come from, I get down on myself and wonder if it's worth all the stress.  At the end of the day, I love what I do.  It is worth it because it makes me happy.  And nothing worthwhile comes easy, otherwise you wouldn't fully appreciate it.
 
Do I like to sit in the stands and watch Landon play?
 
Of course I love to watch Landon play.  It is an amazing thing to watch someone doing something they love.  I know that it means a lot to him when I am there, just as it is important to me when he comes and watches me film.  I may get nervous for him if I know it is a really important game to him, but at the end of the day, how he plays has no influence on the way I feel about him.  I date an extraordinary human being who just happens to play soccer.
"What is the biggest misconception that you think people make about you  based on a snap judgement? Do you tend to make snap judgements about  other people?"

Although I can't be certain what misconceptions people have about me, I do believe that a lot of times people think I am being fake when I am, in fact, completely genuine.  I think that is an easy mistake to make, seeing as it's very rare for people to be "real" in this business.  I also find that many people make snap judgements about my relationship with my boyfriend.  Because a bit of our lives are played out in the public eye, people believe they know all about us.  Sometimes it can be quite humorous, and other times I wonder why people can't just be happy that we are happy!   On the other hand, I most certainly make snap judgments about other people, I'm only human!!!  I always try my best to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. However, sometimes in an attempt to protect myself (usually when I am feeling jealous or threatened!) I will judge someone to feel better about ME!  In the end, when I am honest with myself, I can almost always see through my insecurities and lay my judgments to rest.  Although sometimes this requires a little apology to the person I have wrongly judged!  I will leave you all with a quote that someone handed me in a time of sadness.. it has brought me great strength and I hope it will do the same for you.  all mine, B

"This above all: To thine own self be true,
and it must follow, as the night the day,
 Thou canst not then be false to any man."
     ~Shakespeare

I was wondering what Thanksgiving means to you?

I know that Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks, of rememberance, of appreciation for our ancestors and this great country that we inhabit.  But, more so to me, it is a day in the year that I get to be with my family, to give thanks that I have such amazing people in my life... and to stuff myself silly(oh wait, maybe that's everyday!!)



What's your favorite movie of 2003?

The best movie of 2003....I have been so busy that I haven't really gotten a chance to see many... but I recently saw elf.. and I loved it.  It was silly and fun and full of christmas spirit.  The perfect thing to get me in the mood for the holidays.  maybe not the best movie of 2003, but one of the few that I genuinely enjoyed!



Would you do Halloween 9 if  you were asked?

I will never say never.  I LOVE horror movies, and although making them is an entirely different beast than watching them, I have not lost that lust for sitting in a darkened theater and screaming my bloody lungs out.  I don't believe that I am included in the plans for Halloween 9 and I must admit I am a bit relieved.  It was enough to try and please the hardcore Halloween fans once, I don't know that I could risk disappointing them a second time!

Do you have any phobias?

I don't think that I have any specific phobia's.  I don't like cockroaches.. but it's not phobic.  I used to have terrible anxiety attacks and I think that might be the only time in my life that I was deathly afraid.  If any of you have had one, you know that you would not wish them on your WORST enemy.  However, I believe that having to go through those attacks and confront them helped me to cope with fear itself and realize that almost everything is simply mind over matter. 


Do you believe in love at first sight?

Do I believe in love at first sight? I think I believe in LUST at first sight.  I believe that it is possible to have intense feelings for someone immediately.    However, to truly love someone takes time.  It means that you love all of the boo-boo's and flaws, that you love unconditionally with no expectation nor obligation.  I look at my parents, at the kind of love they share, a love that has grown stronger each passing day of a 30 year marriage.  That's pretty amazing.  I think it is possible to SEE potential love in a person, but to feel it takes time, it takes some bruises and wounds, it takes ultimate compassion.  So the answer to your question is this.. I believe in  "potentially could be love" at first sight!!!


Who has been your biggest supporter of your career?

"the biggest supporters of my career, hands down, are my mom and dad.  They have gone above and beyond the call of duty, and none of this would be happening right now if it weren't for their unconditional love and a few loans here and there!!!!"

I was wondering if you read reviews of your performances? I have read where some stars will not read reviews because they can't handle criticism.

I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion..... and reviews are ONE person's opinion of a specific thing.  Critics, as a rule, tend to view things extra skeptically because they have been asked to critique it.  It's almost as if they are LOOKING for something wrong!  Whatever the case may be, I don't have a problem reading reviews because it's an opinion, and because I am my biggest critic. What matters is what I think.  BUT, sometimes it's kinda funny to read the really bad reviews!  It kinda makes you stop and wonder, "what crawled up this guys butt today?!!!!"  If this acting thing fails.. I'm gonna be a critic's critic.. see how they like it.........not a bad idea. 


I have a question about "Rock Me Baby". I was wondering if it's more of a challenge filming scenes with a baby than with an adult?

It is DEFINITELY harder doing scenes with a baby as opposed to an adult. I have found it tremendously challenging doing a baby scene for two reasons. First, there is no way to predict what a baby is going to do. A crying baby makes it very difficult to proceed with a scene!! Secondly, when you are in a scene with an infant, you are suddenly responsible for TWO people! I have to make sure that I am taking every precaution with the child in my arms as well as remembering my lines, as well as hitting my marks, AS WELL AS.. sometimes, entertaining the child so they don't start crying!!! In the end, it really depends on WHICH adult actor you are referring to... I would pick a baby actor over a snot-nosed diva any day.

If you were born 30 years earlier, what character would you chose to play? Connie Corleone (Telia Shire) in the Godfather Trilogy, or the character Iris in Taxi Driver (Jodie Foster)?

"I would have to say that I would pick Connie Corleone of the Godfather Trilogy over Taxi Driver, although both parts would be kick ass to play. My choice is based simply on the fact that I love the haunting darkness of the Trilogy and the fact that it calls to my italian roots!! "
I was wondering of all your movie and tv work what performance are you most proud of and why?

"I have a couple performances that are favorites, but I am proud of them for different reasons.  I feel the most pride towards "Semper Fi" but not because I think it was a great acting effort. I think it was an amazing physical effort!  I took pictures of every bruise I recieved on that shoot, and there were many!  Tammy Townsend(who incidently, is in my new show) and I worked our butts off  on that project.  We really wanted to portray the rigors that new recruits go through, and we overcame every obstacle in our path.  There were many times in the shoot where things really freaked me out, like repelling down the side of a tower, or being closed up in the gas chamber with CS gas.  But every time, Tammy and I supported and egged eachother on... near the end, the Marines started asking US to come in and demonstrate some of the drills for the boys!!!!  It was a great feeling to know that I had committed 110% and confronted many of my fears.  There is definitely something that I like about each project I have done, even if it's just that I walked away with a lesson learned.  I loved my time on Boston Public, I think that's when I became aware that I was actually good at this!  People hated Lisa, my character, so much that I knew I must be doing something right.  Overall, I love what I do, so I just feel fortunate to be able to do it.  I am proud, simply when I am working."

Do you always say what you really feel when you get interviewed about a new movie and how do you handle the pressure of saying only good things about something you arenīt completely happy with?

"I am fast learning that being interviewed is one of the hardest aspects of my job.  I can only think of two or three interviews where what I REALLY said was actually printed.  Usually everything is reworded so much that it doesn't even resemble my initial statement.  A few times, things have been printed that I know for a FACT I didn't even say!  Now, obviously there are always going to be negatives about a project, everything can't always be perfect.  BUT, I always try to put a positive spin on everything because I truly believe that there is something good to be found in every experience.  I think the day that I sincerely can't find something good to say about work will be the day it is time for me to cease doing it.   Hence, when being interviewed, it is only in my best interest to discuss the positives in my experiences.  I mean, why give the magazines more fodder?  They are only going to create their own anyway!  And to be perfectly honest, I never say never... so if I ever do a project that I am genuinely embarrassed by, you just won't hear me speak of it.  Didn't mom always say... "if you don't have something nice to say.......... "  I think you know the rest  :)"
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