My Nickname Was Skinabo - Skin And

It's No Stretch To Picture Me Standing Next To Al Pacino Or Robert De Niro. Those Are Ethnic New York Men. I'm An Ethnic New York Girl. Everybody Has Their Limitations. I Mean, I Should Never Be Cast As Queen Elizabeth.

I Have No Problem Being 53. Why Would I Want To Be 35 Again? I Want To Discover Who I Am In My 50s. And If I Tried Too Hard To Look Younger, It Would Seem That I Was Uncomfortable With Who I Am, Wouldn't It?

I Studied Acting For 10 Years Before I Went For An Audition. I Studied With Lee Strasberg And Actors Studio Teachers, And Went To The High School Of Performing Arts.

I'm Method Trained. How Is This Character Like Me? What Does She Think Of Her Mother? What Does Her Mother Think Of Her? It's Like Construction, And Then, Yes, You Hope You're Talented And That The Universe Aligns And Captures The Kind Of Laborer's Work You've Done And Whatever Else Sprinkles Down On You, And It's All Caught On Film Or Onstage.

I Have Skinny Genes. My Mother Weighs 90 Pounds.