I Did My Homework And

I'm Always Sort Of Anticipating Life Being Difficult, But On A Basic Level, That's Sort Of On The Surface, On A Basic Level, I'm Optimistic In The Sense That I Think It's All Going To Be Alright In The End.

I Had Friends At School, But I Was Never Part Of A Gang And I Dreamed Of That Sense Of Belonging To A Group. You Know, Where People Would Call Me 'em' And Shout Across The Bar, 'em, What Are You Drinking?' After The Show.

You Never In A Million Years Thought That You Would Ever End Up In A Woody Allen Film Even Though That Might Be Your Dream, And There You Are. Suddenly You've Got One. But You're Not Playing The Quintessential Woody Allen Heroine, Which Is Somebody That's Full Of Self-doubt And Heartbreakingly Naïve. Chloe In Match Point Was A Nightmare In Some Ways And Totally Entitled, And Felt Like Everything Was Going To Be All Right. Most Of The Women In Woody Allen Films Feel Like Everything's Awful. I Didn't Understand What To Do. But Some Of The Confusion Is Helpful.

It's Quite Frightening; The Business Of Trying To Be Funny Is Very Hairy. In Comedy, The Potential For Humiliation Is Huge. Trying To Be Funny And Failing Is About The Most Embarrassing Thing You Can Do.

I've Only Half-admitted I'm A Professional. I Know I Am, I've Paid My Dues, But One Of The Things I Could Do Better When I'm Acting Is To Really Be Rigorous And To Think I Know How To Do It. To Use My Brain.