Eliza Dushku
Eliza Dushku
Eliza Patricia Dushkuis an American actress and model known for her television roles, including starring as Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel. She starred in two Fox series, Tru Calling and Dollhouse. She is also known for her roles in films, including True Lies, The New Guy, Bring It On, Wrong Turn and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, as well as her voice work on video games...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth30 December 1980
CityWatertown, MA
actresses mature
I'm a more mature actress now.
mother country russia
My mother would take groups of students to different countries and always brought us along, so by the time I was 10, I had been to Russia, China, Nicaragua and several other countries.
cereal breakfast sound
Rhymes with push-koo; I always say it sounds like a breakfast cereal.
football boys clothes
For the longest time, I thought I was a boy. I really did. I wore boys' clothes, played tag football.
feelings care has-beens
I don't care who you are, everyone has been through it - that feeling where you'd like to be someone else.
dog guy territory
I don't let guys do hickeys. That's like a dog marking his territory or something.
girl play acting
It's easy to play a bad girl: You just do everything you've been told not to do, and you don't have to deal with the consequences, because it's only acting.
lying years nuts
When I worked with Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies, she told me, You need a plan B, because when you have six months to a year off, you can go nuts. You need to have another focus.
girl flower grandma
I love leather and it's great to be a bad girl at times. But there is a time and place for everything. When I'm with Grandma it's flowers, and when I'm out on the town scoping guys, you know...
mom feminist my-mom
My mom is this liberal, feminist, Mormon powerhouse. I just love her to death.
commitment long tvs
TV can be a long commitment.
self mind speak
I'm self-confident and not afraid to speak my mind.
safety-pins jeans clerks
I literally remember when I made my audition tape for 'Buffy'. I went to the Arsenal Mall. I got my outfit at Contempo Casuals in the Arsenal Mall and put some safety pins in my jeans. I remember telling whoever the clerk was that I was making a tape for 'Buffy', and they were so excited.
stories matter messages
No matter how many times you forget it, you can turn around and help someone. Or you can deliver a positive message or share with someone or just listen to someone share their story with you, it's just the best gift there is. And it's free.