Jenna Elfman

I got good notice from that show, and on the last day of filming Townies, Twentieth Century Fox called wanting to meet with me about a development deal.

Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.

Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.