My agent called and said, “You’re gonna get it. They’re gonna call you tonight.” I drove across the river. My parents live in St. Paul, and I was living in Minneapolis at the time. I went and washed the car with my dad and talked to him about, you know, if I really wanted to be in a big, blockbuster-type movie–if I wanted that kind of change in my life. My dad had really great advice. He said, “Fame can be temporary–you can always quit. Regret can be permanent.” Then they called, and I said, “OK, cool. Let’s do it.” I was scared as s–t. I mean, scared as heck.
But they’ll know what I said. My grandmother reads this stuff.
