A: Well, everyone has to start somewhere I suppose. I began my professional acting career in Austin, TX where I went to college and would land minor commercial and film roles here and there. I was still searching for my place within the film world and I was just excited to be on a set even if it was a one liner or no liner. I wanted to be around creative working individuals who had a passion for film like I did. All those tiny roles in the beginning were stepping stones building on an education for me to understand the business. I am grateful for even those roles because I feel that I learned how to get where I am today and I am still learning how to get farther. It’s a gradual climb and I still have more to learn. I am always a student.

          A: I strongly feel that living a balanced life is very important. People have to pay their bills and the only way to do that is to work. Acting has its dry spells and finding another source of income is vital. There has to be a way to live your life balanced where you work, go on auditions, study, take care of yourself physically, and stay focused on goals. You cannot stay focused on your goals if you are constantly worried about how you’re going to pay next month’s rent. I try to keep myself busy in many ways. I was working at the Children’s Hospital when I lived in New Orleans, LA and in the evenings I would go to my Improv classes.

          A: Acting isn’t necessarily about entertaining crowds. For me it’s about becoming a different person and transforming myself in ways that I am not normally accustomed to. It’s about coming out of my comfort zone and being willing to go farther than imaginable. I myself am shy at times and the first couple of times I took an acting class when I was younger, I definitely did not have the confidence to perform in front of people. I trained myself to be comfortable displaying different arrays of emotions and to be vulnerable in front of strangers. I spend a lot of time alone thinking about human behavior and understanding the reasons why people behave the way they do so that when I am performing I do not think about who is around me, I think about believing the character and the scene. Being in the moment and letting you dive into a character and not looking back can help with being self-conscious.

          A: We are sexual creatures at heart. I am not embarrassed to say that I am a sexual creature who is comfortable with my body. I find nudity in films to be quite beautiful and courageous. I know many actors who will not do nudity in film but I feel comfortable enough in my skin to find the beauty in it. It can change the feeling of a scene and bring a type of energy and vulnerability that I find fascinating. The only way it can exploit an actor is if they decide to do nudity only because they are desperate for a role and will do anything. I am not like that. The films I have done have been because I found them interesting and felt compelled to be those characters. I have done films in the past that I did not enjoy watching and was not pleased with the final product but that is out of my control. I feel that the human body is art and I enjoy watching that art at its truest form on screen. There is nothing to hide or be ashamed of.

          A: I love horror films and I have been a part of a couple of them. I am definitely not ashamed of acting in them either. It is a genre that is real and raw. People love the thrill and adrenaline that goes through them from being terrified. The idea of that is interesting because we can now create horror films that simulate reality and instill real fear in people. It’s quite creepy yet an intriguing concept.

          A: I believe my greatest strength, as an actress is that I carry a great weight in me that am able to empathize with people in a way that I cannot explain. I have always been a sensitive person and have felt drawn to other people’s adversity. I can feel what other people feel and understand the pain they are going through to a certain extent. I would say that my weakness as an actress would be that I sometimes do not want to be around people all the time. What I mean is that working in this business you must be around people frequently. I am the type of person that reenergizes by spending time alone and sometimes do not thrive on attention from the entertainment business. I think we all have fears inside us but I don’t let them run my life. I honestly believe that everything happens for a reason so at this time I do not have any great fears. I just want to impact people’s lives or the environment in some ways before I die. I think a fear for me would be that I did not do that in ways I feel positive or lasting.