Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino
Carla Guginois an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy, Sally Jupiter in Watchmen, Dr. Vera Gorski in Sucker Punch, and as the lead characters of the television series Karen Sisco and Threshold. Her feature film work includes starring roles in Son in Law, Sin City, Night at the Museum, Mr. Popper's Penguinsand San Andreas, as well as Kelor in the DC Extended Universe. Gugino has had lead roles in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth29 August 1971
CitySarasota, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.
I think we are in a place now in our world where so much is going on, and so many things we never thought could happen are happening, so I found what I read here very relatable,
You just became the most important person on the planet.
What I've realized is that we're our own harshest critics. We give ourselves limitations. But I want to push through that wall, on a creative and personal level.
One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate.
We are all multidimensional and kind of have dual personalities. Everyone puts on different roles depending on what circumstances they're in without even noticing that they do that.
When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.
Well, first of all, I'm an incredibly gullible person - I'm so bad that when I said that to someone, my friend said, 'You know, 'gullible' isn't even in the dictionary.' And I said, 'Really?' As I was saying 'Really?' I will acknowledge that I then realized what was happening, but that's how bad I am.
I like being the lead but I like being in an ensemble. There are different challenges and dilemmas with both. If you're carrying a film, there's a certain weight, but there are a lot of scenes to explore the character. When you're in an ensemble, you have to convey the entire character in a limited number of scenes.
I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.
I'm really fascinated by someone who chooses worst-case scenarios as a profession. Someone who obviously thrives on crisis,
It's interesting how when you walk into a room in LA there's a sense of what you walk in, as is sort of what you can do. So I spent a lot of time choosing different things to hopefully show people that maybe that's not the case.
I do think that's one of the reasons that acting appealed to me so much: the idea of letting go of control in a controlled environment. Being able to go through the range of intense emotions and jump off the cliff, metaphorically, but in a creative way, and in a way where the structure was really solid.
I think maybe because I moved a lot in my childhood, I'm a little bit of a gypsy by nature.