So how did you get your start in
the business? I guess I started when I was about nine years old doing Sears and
catalog work. And then I started going out for commercials with my modeling agency, and
after I did a couple of commercials and really liked it, I started auditioning for movies.
When I booked my first movie I knew that's just what I wanted to do for the rest of my
life.
Most people don't seem to realize how hard modeling can be. What's your take on it?
It's very demanding, but in a good way. You have to do exactly what the photographer
wants, but a lot of times you don't understand what they want. They're like, "Give me
an energetic look," and you don't know what that is, but you have to do the best you
can and continually change it and do different things and move around a lot. And you spend
a lot of time just waiting around or doing hair and makeup and clothing.
Why do you like acting more than modeling?
I think it's more my thing. I've always just liked acting better. I love the whole idea
of becoming someone else and being in their lives.
So tell me about your first onscreen kiss. Were you nervous?
I was really scared because Dalton James [from My Father the Hero] was an older guy.
His girlfriend was there and so was my mom, and the whole cast and crew was watching. We
both had like two things of Binaca and we just constantly sprayed it in our mouths. When
it was finally over, I went right to my
