Visibility is part of the job. Craft is the priority. That’s it. That’s what I just remind myself over and over again. And so I very intentionally am not on social media, not because I don’t want to be exposed to people. I’m quite an open person, actually. It’s just that I want to do that face-to-face. I don’t want to do that over a screen. It’s just my preference.
I want the work to speak for itself. I love promoting it. I love telling people that I love what I do…because I really do. I love being a part of these projects. But at the end of the day, the objective is that you liked what you saw on the screen, you were entertained…and it hopefully had some sort of emotional weight for you.
Let’s do some rapid-fire questions. What is your favorite way to spend a day off?
Reading. Right now I’m reading a nonfiction book called Playing to the Gods. It’s really good. It’s about two actors at the turn of the century. It’s excellent. I highly suggest it.
What would your on-set superlative be? You’re the person most likely to…
Go MIA. Or maybe that’s not a superlative, but ghosting, is that it? I would be invited to something, and the minute that I had to go, I would just give up. I don’t want to. I don’t want to go out. And I’m known for that, unfortunately, for being a hermit. I would say “be a hermit.”
What’s something you always have in your trailer or dressing room that makes you feel at home?
I have a little Pilates ball, and I know this is not cute, but I’ll put it under my sacrum and just let my hips open up, which I’m all about. I’m one of those foo-foo kind of yogi sort of girls. But I find that it just helps my parasympathetic nervous system so I can slow down, because I’m an anxious person. I’ve really been working on that for so many years to just breathe, breathe, breathe. When you open up like that, it really helps me settle into whatever moment I’m in.
What is your favorite snack and beverage of choice on set?
Olipop. It’s like a drink that’s fizzy and a prebiotic or something like that. I’ve overconsumed those for sure. And I like coconut water quite a bit. For snacks, I’ve got all sorts of tummy issues I’ve been working on for years, so I keep it very simple. You give me a banana, and I’m a happy girl.
What is a makeup or skin care product or trick you picked up on set that you now incorporate into your everyday life?
I have a whole routine. There’s a spray I use that’s like a disinfectant spray for wounds. It’s called Hale Derma spray. I got a lot of infections like folliculitis on my face from using makeup, since you’re always transferring bacteria, so that’s my clean-slate sort of start to my day. You’re supposed to spray it on wounds, but it works beautifully for your face.