But especially if you have the wrong people within your circle. Truthfully, at the end of the day, no one cares about you in this business whether they are your agent or your manager or your publicist.
I think if that other actor had of done the part. It would have been horrible because her interpretation was just... She's not a good actor.
I think it magnified it. For me, I wasn't sheltered so I think it was magnified. Especially when you're a teenager and you go to high school and you're in the business and you are known.
I think we all kind of had an idea that there was going to be some controversy. I mean, they'll make a controversy about anything.
It's good to get out of the closet and talk about it and find out other people's views.
There's another girl who was going to play Hilary Faye and luckily she wound up not doing it.
A woman is a citizen who works for Mexico. We must not treat her differently from a man, except to honor her more.
Heather appeared in Morgan Freeman's feature directorial debut Hurricane, in 1997.
Heather's first appearance on television was on Nickelodeon's hit show The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
Heather played the role of Grace O'Shea, alongside Ryan Phillipe and Mike Myers in the film about the 1970s hot spot 54.
Heather got her break into films when she accepted the role as the lead in the critically acclaimed film Welcome To The Dollhouse in 1995, at age eleven. She drew on her own experiences of being teased in school, to play the character who was constantly harassed and teased by her classmates.
Heather won the Independent Spirit Award for 'Best Debut Performance' for her starring role as Dawn Wiener in Welcome To The Dollhouse.
Heather failed the written part of her drivers test, missing 11 out of 20 the first time that she took it.
Heather appeared in Sheryl Crow's music video for 'A Change Would Do You Good' and in Nada Surf's video for 'Treehouse '96'.
Heather would like her film career to emulate that of Kathy Bates and Jodie Foster.
Heather wanted to achieve a good education, but really hated going to her high school due to the kids that were indifferent towards her. She turned to abusing drugs and alcohol, ending up running away from home.