Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress and producer. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth30 July 1974
CityLincoln, NE
CountryUnited States of America
opportunity people challenges
I look back and I look at all the opportunities that I've had to work really hard and really challenge myself, and I like to do things that scare me. I like to do things that I don't know if I'm going to be able to do. I need the help of talented people around me. I love that it's a collaboration.
blessed play true-life
It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that I'm so blessed to play are some of the most compelling stories, and the truth is stranger than fiction.
distance believe helping
I believe in talent, and you believe in who you cast and help them go the distance.
mistake people trying
You're always going to make mistakes. That's life. You just want to grow from them and try to make as few as possible. That's why you do reach out and ask people for help, where needed.
artist giving give-and-take
It's give-and-take and back-and-forth, that constantly allows you to grow as an artist and as a human being.
vices collaboration vice-versa
What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa.
profound way directors
I feel like I've had a really great intense relationship with every single Director I've ever worked with. I can't say there's one that hasn't been deep and profound in its own way.
heart character different
Sometimes you have to get to the heart of a character through your heart. Your own heart. And it's what makes us similar and what makes us different.
blow thinking safety
I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the safety things that you put up.
real careers people
I pretty much have made a career out of playing real life people.
past boxing everyday
The past is gone. I know it sounds cliché, but you're here. Like be in it. And boxing was a really good analogy for me to try and carry that in my everyday life all the time.
scare looks want
I look at some of my work and say, "Oh, that's where I can be better." I want to continue to grow and do things that do scare me. I want to work with filmmakers who will help me go deeper in my work.
moving play let-it-go
As a performer, I don't like to play the same thing over and over. I like to play it and let it go and move on. That's also why television hasn't really been something that I've done.
believe fate people
I don't believe in the death penalty. I believe that there are other people as we speak right now in prison, wrongfully accused, who could serve such a fate. That is injustice at its greatest.