[On why she wanted to play Emily Rose] Jennifer Carpenter: I wanted to play this role because I thought the story was so incredible and so fascinating that it's almost unbelievable, which is exactly why I wanted to help tell it. I liked the idea that Scott Derrickson wasn't thinking of using a lot of special effects, which was sort of a brave call nowadays. And I liked the idea of being invited to make something new, something that hadn't been made before.
[On her character from Dexter] Jennifer Carpenter: I get that she’s a fighter for what she believes in, like her destiny is always on the horizon and she’s chasing it with all her might. She doesn’t always have the vocabulary to say what she means, which is why she has a bad mouth. But her heart is in the right place.
[On The Exorcism of Emily Rose] Jennifer Carpenter: If anything, it just makes you look at your beliefs, whatever they are, and see how much space you've left for possibility. There was a great line that's not in the film now, but I think Tom's character says it, and it was, 'Faith without doubt is a dangerous thing.' I think I understand what that means now, whether it's faith in politics or faith in religion or faith in science. You have to always be open to some more.
Jennifer: My sister is a chiropractor and she says I have an unusually flexible lower back, but I don't do yoga, and I don't feel like I'm very bendy.
Jennifer frequently went shooting with her father while growing up.
Jennifer attended the Walden Theatre Company in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Jennifer was cast in the Broadway revival of The Crucible before she graduated from Julliard.
Jennifer auditioned three times for her part on Dexter.
Jennifer does charity work for Clothing Immaterial.
Jennifer considers The Shining to be one of the best horror films.
She won a MTV Movie Awards 2006 in the "Best Frightened Performance" category for her part in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose".
She played in "The witches Hunt" in Broadway,directed by Sir Richard Eyre, in front of Laura Linney and Liam Neeson.
Her role in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" had special effects only because the things they were used for it were humanly impossible. Jennifer did every thing herself except the contortion and the scene where her demon first speaks. she had a harness in the church scene, but thats it.
Her sister is a chiropractor
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