Tricia says:
Yes, I am married. Showing skin on TV and in films depends on the story. I don't like gratuitous showing of skin where there is no point for it except to show skin, and I have turned down roles because of that. Sometimes I've had to show a bit when it didn't really call for it, but it fit with the character. I don't mind showing skin when the story calls for it. Skin and sex is natural and human, and none of us would be alive if it wasn't.
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Tricia says:
I am very encouraged and pleased by the response that I get on my site with helping animals. It makes me feel great to be helping out in a small way and I am very thankful to all the people who are making my shop site a success. I am not a full vegetarian - I eat fish. Yes, I did go to NYC at a young age, but not that young. I travelled to NYC first between grade 11 and 12, but then when back to school. I left from home for good, a couple months shy of 18 years old. I don't consider that young to leave home since I would have been leaving shortly after that to university anyway if I had followed my intended path instead of starting modeling. As far as educating myself, I have traveled the world extensively in the 16 years since and I consider that quite an education in itself. I have not gone back to school, besides acting classes, but I think you are referring more to traditional study than acting classes. I read fiction for fun and I read scripts and research roles, and the NY Times is my staple. Life and work is a continual education. I don't have a university degree but I certainly feel educated. To be honest, I'm not really interested in architecture. One of my sister-in-laws is an architect and I appreciate it, but I'm more inclined to be interested in the interior design than the structural, although Dwell is one of my favorite magazines.
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Tricia says:
I loved my childhood in the small town, rural area. Of course, there were points in my life where I was wanting to spread my wings a bit, but never to the point of wishing or longing that I was born and raised somewhere else. I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. So much so, that my husband and I are going to be building a vacation house right next to the farm I grew up on. We were suppose to have built it this year, but we are delaying it a year or two to make sure we have the plans we want and the money to do it : )
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Tricia says:
Thank you. Emotional scenes, obviously, are very tough to do. Every actor approaches them in an individual way and has to use what works for them. Substitution is probably one of the most used tactics - substituting or relating what's happening in the scene to something in your own life. I also will do things sometimes like carry a picture of someone or something. The set ups to film any scene take a long time and trying to hit that emotion, then shut it off, then hit it again half an hour later, then shut if off, etc. for a few hours or a day of filming is definitely the hardest part for me. During those scenes I try to stay to myself a lot. It gets loud with the crew working between set ups and there are a lot of distractions, so I try to find a quiet place close to set (instead of going back to my trailer) where I can just sort of "brew" and stay close to the emotion instead of shutting it on and off completely. Sometimes it feels like you have to force it and sometimes it comes naturally. I'm not a big crier, like a lot of girls, so I don't often do the whole "tears running down the cheek thing." Some actresses can turn the tears on at any second, but I can't. I also don't like to cry in every emotional scene because I don't feel it's realistic. When people start to cry, they almost always try to stop it. People don't like crying, so I don't agree with tears being necessary to make an emotional point in a scene.
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Tricia says:
Mr. Nix is a doll. He's so wonderful and cuddly and cool. I just love animals and want to help. I wish I could do more, and will when I stop traveling so much. I met Kitten Rescue in L.A at a Petco (they were showing an adoption event) and felt they had the same spirit as I do, and wanted to get involved. The PETA ad was something I feel strongly about - that animals are part of your family and you treat them as such. PETA does some great work and gets an awareness out there so I wanted to join. I've also gotten involved with a rescue in Vancouver, Richmond Animal Protection Society, that does great work. I find it rewarding to help out, even if in a small way.
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Tricia says:
Well you've got me beat. I haven't even seen it yet, haha. I have done 3 episodes for The Spectacular Spiderman. Two have aired and one yet to air (next year, I think). I had a lot of fun voicing Black Cat - it's such a great character to be able to play with and the crew working on it are great. Funny story though - the first episode that I taped, I didn't actually realize that it was a morning show. I thought it was an evening show so I didn't think kids might be watching. Meaning, I had less filter when it came to the voice. She's definitely more sultry that I might have played her if I knew it was for kids.
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Tricia says:
You may have felt that way about the show because Craig and I actually just chatted and didn't really cover most of the pre-interview topics. I watched his monologue while I was in my dressing room and thought it was very funny so I ended up referencing things he said in the monologue and we just went from there which may account for some pauses. I may have caught him by surprise a bit, I don't know, but I had fun. Both times I've done his show I've had a good time. I find him very funny. Most talk shows are practically scripted (well, you have a set of talking points from a pre-interview with a segment producer), so it's fun to kind of go off that a bit and just chat. As for the farm, I grew up on a grain farm - wheat, barley, oats, rye, canola, peas, lentils. We had cattle until I was around 12 and then went strictly grain. We also had chickens. Now, it is predominately hay.
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Tricia says:
I agree that the humans shouldn't destroy the cylons, and the same in reverse - that the cylons shouldn't destroy the humans. Your question is basically one of the main premises of the show. Who has the right to destroy who? Should anyone be destroyed? Who is right? Are both sides wrong? I think that's one of the strongest things about the show, is that it makes people think and discuss. It's not couch potato fare.
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Tricia says:
Haha, I don't know about that. I'm much more normal in real life and actually quite a bit of a goof. That's not to say that I haven't been intimidating to some men, but that's usually more their issue than mine. I don't set out to be intimidating. As for what it's like for me now that the show is successful - well, most people don't recognize me when I don't have the white wig on. I look quite different when I'm off set so I don't really come across it as much as other actors on the show.
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Tricia says:
I'd like to be remembered for being a kind, honorable, hard working person. I'd rather be remembered for being a good person, than a particular achievement - although an Oscar wouldn't be bad, haha.
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