Jacqueline McKenzie
Jacqueline McKenzie
Jacqueline Susan McKenzie is a classically trained Australian actress of stage and screen...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth24 October 1967
CitySydney, Australia
CountryAustralia
surprised
I thought it was very original, and I said, 'This should be a hit.' And it was. So I wasn't so much surprised as I was really pleased.
acting journey singing
It is not really singing to me. It is just like acting and being in a play. There is a journey in a song.
I can't do theatre in the US,' she says, 'because I don't have a green card.
terrified
We blush very, very easily, and we get terrified of audiences.
work
You don't choose. I just go where the work is.
school character independent
Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.
honest being-honest sci-fi
To be honest, I never really had watched much sci-fi.
lifestyle reincarnation ifs
You have to have a lifestyle if you live in LA, otherwise it's deadly.
scary roles firsts
I was spooked when I first got the role, as I was afraid I wouldn't have the companionship I need on a shoot, because I'm so into the process itself, not so much the end product.
dream thinking wake-up
It was hysterical going to work. I would just walk in and think, 'What in hell? Am I here? What's going on? I'm going to wake up in a minute. I'm in a dream.'
self doubt growing
It's just so fragile. The growing sense of 'Oh, God, what am I doing Am I any good Will I ever work again' All those questions of self doubt, they do creep in.
team love-is
I love being part of the team.
australia corner films love process reason stuck
And the reason for that I think is that in Australia our films don't get the exposure, so the process is foremost. But anyway, I love being part of the team and hate being stuck in a corner somewhere.
coming love process telling
I love the process of coming up with some lyrics, telling a story,