It was a shock, like slapping hard in the face by something large, hot, and heavy. I didn’t register that anything happened until I saw Keri’s face. Touching my face, I realized how much I was bleeding. My long lip is completely split in two.
In the ambulance, the male EMT said, “Well, you know, scars give you character.” My head and heart were shaking. I was twenty -eight years old and at that point, I bought a lot of the idea that as a female actress, you look the same as your career … I was afraid not only would I have to change this film. , but my livelihood as I know it is coming to an end.
But if our director, Mike Binder, accompanied us to the waiting room in the ER, he assured me, “I want you to know that no matter what, we’ll shoot here. You won’t miss the part.” … After I thanked him with my tears, Mike thought about it for a moment and then said one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard: “Hey, you better not worry about what happened. Always . ”The cat fell from the sky to the face: check!