Amy Adams
Amy Adams
Amy Lou Adamsis an American actress and singer. She began her career on stage performing in dinner theatre and went on to make her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous. After moving to Los Angeles, she made several appearances on television and in B movies before portraying the part of Frank Abagnale's girlfriend in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can. Her breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film Junebug, in which she played a young pregnant woman,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth20 August 1974
CityVicenza, Italy
CountryUnited States of America
Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.
As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will do it.
What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.
I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I'm very hard on myself anyway. Religious guilt carries over too. You can't really misbehave without feeling badly about it. At least, I can't.
I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or discussing them with directors, I find that's my biggest challenge. Different words mean different things to people.
I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn't go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school when I took myself to see 'Tommy' when it was on tour. I absolutely loved it.
I tend to be really pragmatic, but ultimately tend to be attracted to people who pull me into more spontaneity. I've really learned that, through surrender, the best experiences of my life have happened.
I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.
I watched 'The Muppet Movie' obsessively. I can still pretty much say a lot of the lines and do a pretty mean Fozzie Bear.
The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors.
I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really.
I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.
It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.
I'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.