A business like acting is 90% luck. You can be a star one minute and out of work the next.
A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction.
A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it.
And a lot of times in slam poetry I feel like people are so worried about the performance that the words might not be as strong.
And one of my other friends could not believe in God if he came down and tapped her on the shoulder. She's a biologist - a student at UCLA - and I don't judge her either, because I really believe that God is a personal opinion, and only that.
Being a performer myself I can understand that, but I think that poetry, for me, might be less about the performance and more about the words.
But I didn't even see God in the show as being very spiritual, I see him or her, it, as being something that is just relevant and very important in her life.
But if you want to get into Hollywood and all its drama, be prepared for a struggle.
But it's hard for me because I'm coming at poetry from a very old-fashioned era that's more diverse politically.
For every day of school you miss you have to do three hours of school on the set, in addition to actually working.
Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it.
I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God.
I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry.
I have tons of jewelry. I like to wear a lot of it.
I haven't had a lot of celebrities around me growing up.
I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality.
I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress.
I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you.
I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women.
I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously.
I think I might be known for my sarcasm and my humor. And yet I always come off as the sweet girl in things. Even in interviews.
I think I relate to all the characters in one way or another. I'm a chameleon like that.
I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God.
I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.
I've been kind of submerged in my own little geographic location for a really long time in Venice Beach.
If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on.
If you believe that God put you here to act, then you have to be different. Go into casting offices, with something other girls don't have.
It's interesting - there's a lot of my poetry that I don't think I could ever publish because it's almost too personal.
Joan was really neurotic, almost bipolar, swinging back and forth between emotions - almost like a Lucille Ball.
My advice is to make acting your second career choice.
My father comes from a generation of film that actors my age don't even know about, which is really sad.
My own personal connection with God was not in a religious sense, so I wasn't really thinking in that way when I got the role and when I started doing it.
My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends.
One of my good friends is Christian, goes to church every Sunday, very religious. I'm fine with that and I will never judge her.
Other people like Neil Young and Dennis Hopper, those are just really close knit family friends.
Our show is less about a girl who is doing miracles and more about the domino effect of this girl's life, and how everyone else is affected. Our show seems to be a questioning show as opposed to an action sort of fairy tale.
People in real life cuss God out when they're angry. That's all real.
People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something.
This will be the fourth time I've seen this film. I'm very proud of it and I think it's a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I've talked to has admitted to crying.
To me, if there is a divine being, I don't understand why our country has had to go through everything that it's gone through in the last four years.
When you think about films for young women, they're only entertaining if the girls are hating each other or fighting over a guy.
In 2004, Amber was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama for Joan of Arcadia in the Golden Globes.
In 2006, she won the award for Best Actress for Stephanie Daley in the Locarno International Film Festival.
In 2000, Amber was nominated for Favorite Teen Star and in 2001 she was nominated for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress both for General Hospital in the Soap Opera Digest Awards.
In 2004, Amber was nominated for Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role for Joan of Arcadia in the Young Artist Awards.
Amber's hair color is brown. Her eye color is also brown.
Amber wrote a book of poetry called Free Stallion.
Amber is the niece of Larry Tamblyn
Amber will be in the movie Spring Breakdown coming out in 2007.
Amber has a cat named Mousey.
Amber is a fan of singer Avril Lavigne.
In 1993, Amber was in the movie Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard.
Amber was in the pilot episode of The Twilight Zone.
When Amber was 10, she played Pippi Longstocking at the Santa Monica Alternative School House.
Amber has been mentored by Michael McClure and Jack Hirschman.
Amber will be starring in the thriller Spiral, which is the story of a reclusive artist who finds new life in the eyes of his latest subject, but the past that haunts him may come to haunt her as well.
Amber played Joan Girardi on the show Joan of Arcadia, which was on Friday nights on CBS.
Amber had a pet rat at one point in her life.
Amber is not upset about Joan of Arcadia’s cancellation because of rumored creative differences with the show’s writers.
If Amber wasn't a actress, she would be a dancer.
Amber wears a size 6 shoe.
Amber started acting when she was five.
Amber was on the CBS show Joan of Arcadia with Jason Ritter.
Amber is a fan of Ani DiFranco.
Amber's parents are Russ and Bonnie Tamblyn.
When she was 14, she got a guy to pretend to be her dad, so she could get her belly button pierced. But, then her REAL dad made her chose between her phone, and belly button ring, so she chose her phone- and the ring was no more.
Amber is the daughter of Russ Tamblyn.
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