If you were to ask me to speak Swedish or Dutch or German, I have no idea if I could pull that off!
Growing up, I just wanted to be like everyone else. I didn't value or understand the beauty in being different at the time in my life.
I have never really ever gotten to play the girl next door.
Years ago, I used to skip breakfast altogether, wrongly thinking that if I didn't eat it, I might lose weight or something.
When I first moved from Chicago to L.A., I starred in the 'Vacation' movies as Audrey Griswald, and that was like the starring role in a Warner Brothers movie. I thought everything was made, and then six months later, I'm back auditioning.
I got kicked out of high school, went to 3 different high schools and summer school and extra night school just so I could maybe graduate and try to make it up, because I flunked pretty much my entire freshman year, mainly because I just never showed up.
Yes, I have used my success to bring goodness to the world. Because I'm an actress, and I'm on someone's favorite show or whatever, I think maybe they will listen to me. I feel there's a responsibility to use that platform wisely.