Part of the joy I'm discovering in acting is the fact that it's uncomfortable to me, that it's challenging, and the possibilities of always being able to improve on something, of always being able to try something new, it's intriguing and exciting. Zoe Bell More Quotes by Zoe Bell More Quotes From Zoe Bell As a performer, the more I scare the stunt coordinator, the better. Zoe Bell stunt more better scare I have come a long way from a girl with pigtails and acne showing up and going, 'Hey guys, I'm here! Where do you want me to fall over?' Zoe Bell me you girl long I stepped away from stunts and into acting right around when stunt people started getting put into motion-capture stuff. Zoe Bell stunt right acting people Basically, I'd finished doing gymnastics when I was 15, 16, but I'd stayed training because I'd just sort of loved it, and I'd met a man by the name of Peter Bell - no relation - who it turns out was a stuntman in New Zealand. Zoe Bell loved name man training When I was on 'Xena,' I remember the sound guy and the director at some point being like, you have to make sounds when you fight, and I was like, what are you talking about? You're never going to use it. But they hounded me for a good couple of hours, and basically it was, you need to act, you can't just perform the moves. Zoe Bell fight good me you My becoming an actor was a massive shift for me, and a terrifying one. Zoe Bell shift actor me becoming It turns out I do okay just playing an angry self-righteous woman. Zoe Bell woman just angry okay I don't surround myself with a lower quality of human. Zoe Bell human myself surround quality As a stunt woman, I took it upon myself to be a bit of a jock about it. So you wouldn't see me vulnerable, you wouldn't see me hurting or sad because I was there as a professional to do my job. Nobody likes to see a girl get hurt - that's the truth of it - so I had to put them at ease so they would let me do my job. Zoe Bell myself me sad truth With acting, it's my job to be emotionally vulnerable and accessible. Zoe Bell emotionally job vulnerable acting What I've had to learn is that I'm also fragile. Zoe Bell learn also had fragile Usually, what happens with women that aren't comfortable with fighting is they're afraid of getting hurt, or hurting someone. All it usually takes to get them going is to make them feel safe, and make them feel like they look cool while doing it. And once they get a little more comfortable, they're gung ho! Zoe Bell feel look cool women I'm pretty comfortable on any set where I have something to do. Zoe Bell pretty something where comfortable This may sound conceited, but the more predominant the role, the more comfortable I am on set. Zoe Bell i-am more comfortable sound I've always loved the collaborative side of filmmaking, and there's a lot of things I can do in the acting side of things in terms of the creating of action sequences, and coming up with ways of doing things with a stunt coordinator. Zoe Bell loved doing i-can action I know this sounds ridiculous, but I'm not much of a fighter. Zoe Bell sounds know fighter ridiculous You've just got to know yourself, and know what you're worth, and know where you're going, and know that you can always, always learn more. Zoe Bell yourself know you know-yourself One of the things I really like about TV is the family, the maintaining of the family camaraderie. Film has it, too, especially when you're on location. It's like summer camp. You'll get really close, really fast. But, then you'll have to say goodbye. Zoe Bell say you family goodbye
