This interiew took place at the Tribeca Film Festival Opening night. For full interview see link below

What was the most important thing you learned at truck driving school?
To pull the emergency brake, really. If you don’t pull the emergency brake, that’s trouble!

Did you learn a lot from the people there with you?
One of the most extraordinary things about the whole process of finding the character, spending time with these women who had been truck drivers for 30 years. I went on short hauls with them. These people are [seen with] a lot of misperceptions. A lot of people think they’re uneducated. They’re incredibly educated. They’re free spirits, and they love the open road, and it was important for me not to misrepresent them.

Did you surprise people when you told them you were doing the role?
I guess! I don’t know. I certainly surprised myself. I knew that I really wanted to take a smaller film, and I didn’t know if I’d really be able to drive a truck. I guess I really surprised myself to do that. I love that balance, of having big movies and small movies.

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You had such a great character in Gone Baby Gone, and again in Trucker you’re playing a tough female character. Strong roles for women are hard to find—how do you do it?
Honest to God, I’m really just looking for roles. These are just roles that I identify with. I don’t necessarily seek them out. It’s just what I read and I respond to. These roles are not one-dimensional. They’re multi-dimensional, they’re real women, and those are the roles that I [like].

• Full Interview: http://www.cinemablend.com

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