- Rock School's in
Session [photo gallery] - Everybody Says
Goodbye to Raymond [photo gallery] - 2004 Golden Globe
Winners [article] - Fighting the Malibu
Barbie Stereotype [article] - Holiday Movies
2005: The Family... [slide show]
Okay, let's start with something that people can't stop talking about. You seem to have lost weight. Have you?
No. I actually have never lost a large chunk of weight in my life. I've been the same weight since I was in Girl Interrupted, and I was padded for that film.
Really?
Yes, so there is a very common misconception there. I've always been a squirt, the tiniest one in class. The one with toothpick legs in the dance recital pictures. Sure, my post-pubescent moment was immortalized forever in Clueless. That was my most awkward phase. But I'm proud of it. I was 15 and that was nearly 10 years ago. Your face changes. I think that a lot of people don't seem to get it. I mean, I've tweezed my eyebrows since then. [laughs] You know, my hair color is different. All those little things can add up to a big physical change.
Is there industry pressure to stay slim?
So I've read. But I have never felt that because I consider myself a character actor. I've never had to gain weight for a role. I've been padded every time I've had to be bigger than I actually was.