But there's definitely a bit of Mae West in me. I think self-amusement is possibly the most important thing one has.
I have great luck. I'm used to people dying and going away. Not used to it exactly - but I expect it. Like, whenever people go off on a trip, I save their phone messages because I think they might die.
I realized a career is built as much on what you don't do as what you do do.
I think I ran so hard and so fast, in a lot of ways, from my life and I kind of took a fall. It was like - what do they call it? - post-traumatic stress syndrome.
I thought that was a funny part, but I'm dying to do other things, which is why I'm on a starvation diet right now.
I was supposed to be the belle of the ball, but I only lasted a day there and then, on January 29, my best friend committed suicide.
I was up watching Meet Joe Black at four AM. I was hoping Brad Pitt would die, and he was still alive at seven forty in the morning! I actually felt sorry for once, for critics.
I was with somebody else at the time, who I left - one, because I didn't really want to be with that person, and two, because I felt I'd had so much tragedy I needed to go off, go crazy, and maybe live on the outside for a while.
I'd heard he had a crush on me and I thought that was funny. So I marched straight up to him and said, "So I hear you have a crush on me."
I've got calls saying I was too strong an actress for a particular part and that I would make the other actors seem weak.
I've seen many actors go awry by making the wrong choices early on.
It wasn't that I was shy to go out with him, I just didn't want people with preconceived notions to assume anything about why we were together. I was pretty careful for a while.
It's funny, because he was teasing me last night. I was saying, "I have a friend I need to call," and he said, "You don't have any friends."
It's not only reduced a lot of the ups and downs that come with this lifestyle, but it's instilled a really strong work ethic in me.
There have been a lot of murders and suicides in my family; it's like the primary cause of death. I wonder if there's a certain energy that attracts that.
They're definitely having their moment now because they know how to work the system, and I know I have to be that way, too, in order to succeed. But it's never been more frustrating for me.
To me, it's obvious that the better the people involved, the more likely the film itself will rise to the occasion.
In early 2007, Rose’s glasses were crushed into her face after an airbag in a car deployed.
Rose admits to disliking some episodes from the fifth season of Charmed including, "Lucky Charmed", "Oh My Goddess" and "Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun."
One of Rose's favourite episodes in Charmed was Charmed Noir, as she loves anything from the 40's time period, which was what the episode was based around.
Rose and Rebecca Gayheart both feature on the front cover of "Film-Fest DVD: Issue 1 - Sundance".
Rose suffered from agoraphobia (an abnormal fear of open or public places) and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; a type of anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent and unwanted thoughts or ritualistic behaviors that a person feels driven to perform).
In 2005, Rose was offered the chance to become one of
Rose sometimes feels that her acting career cannot compare in importance to the careers of her two sisters: Ava is a history teacher and Daisy is a scientist.
Rose did all her own stunts in the movie Scream.
In 1997, Rose was in the movie Seed as Miriam.
Rose gets bored easily with many of her acting roles.
The tabloid press have reported that she has dated both
Rose is one of only three actors who appear in both segments of the upcoming Grind House. In the Robert Rodriguez-directed segment Planet Terror, she plays a go-go dancer called Cherry who battles a plague of zombies, before playing the character of Pam, a B-movie actress, in the Quentin Tarantino-directed segment Death Proof.
Rose was personally called up by director Brian De Palma to appear in his movie The Black Dahlia. Flying to Romania to film her scenes, she and De Palma struck up a friendship after they bonded over their love for the movies and style of the 1940's.
Like many actresses, Rose has a very slight figure. She weighs in at just 93 pounds.
Rose can read a book in less then 3 hours.
Rose was considered a loner in high school. She wore black and spent most of her time in the library. When Rose was 14, she was sent to a drug rehab center because of her appearance, even though she wasn't on drugs. She hated it, ran away and was homeless for a year.
Rose had to cancel her appearance at The Witching Hour convention which took place on the 14th to the 16th of July 2006 because her schedule wouldn't allow her enough time off to be able to go.
Rose made television history when in January, 2006
In June 2001, the WB network announced that Rose would be playing Paige Matthews, the long-lost, baby half-sister of Prue, Piper and Phoebe on the hit series
In Season 5 of
Rose attended high school with Nicole Berger.
Rose's height is 5'5" (1,65 m).
On February 22, 2006, Rose McGowan appeared at UC Irvine to help raise awareness and confront myths about sexual assault on college campuses across the nation. Rose courageously shed her Hollywood image to have a “real talk” with students about the ways that they are affected by alcohol and sexual violence. The event was free and open to the public.
Rose gained a reputation for playing brassy, violent characters. One particularly violent film was Devil In The Flesh where she played a serial murderer and stalker while still only in high school. One especially violent scene showed her beating her grandmother to death with her own cane.
Rose thinks of her self as the 'ditzy' one out of her fellow cast members in
Rose was a child model, for Vogue Bambini and other Italian magazines from age three, but did not start acting until she was in her teen years.
Rose starred in the film Going All the Way as Gail Ann Thayer in 1997. She later starred in the film Jawbreaker as Courtney Shayne in 1999.
Rose starred in the film Strange Hearts alongside Robert Forster in 2001.
Rose has been a victim of sexual assault, which has led to discussions on the subject among campus groups.
Rose's favourite comedy series was Bewitched and the role of Samantha was one she dreamed of playing.
Rose once had a crush on Jason Priestley who starred in Beverly Hills 90210.
Rose dislikes traveling on trains and so going to London was something of a challenge for her.
Rose revealed that she still goes to her ex boyfriend's concerts: "What can I say? I'm a groupie but without the sex".
Rose finds men in uniform attractive.
Rose has no desire to have children, her dogs are enough for her!
Rose now wants to stick to her brown hair colour as she thinks it works best with her facial features.
In 1997, she had the distinction of starring in four films appearing at the Sundance Film Festival: Going All the Way, Lewis & Clark & George, a cameo role in Nowhere and the short film Seed.
Rose has a habit of brushing her hair if she's worried.
Rose tends to dislike fake blondes on the outset, "I don't know what it is but on first impressions they always seem really stupid".
Rose hated dressing up as a nymph and a goddess during Season 5 of
Rose prefers e-mail to phoning, because she has the opportunity to think about her response.
Rose's favorite scary movie is Gaslight.
Rose has a tattoo of a Varga Girl on her shoulder.
Rose can be heard on the
Rose landed the role of Tatum Riley in Scream after
Rose's natural hair color is auburn. She's had it dyed many times for her various roles,
Rose absolutely hates fish, and never eats sushi.
Rose has no eyebrows; she shaved them off for Phantoms and they never grew back. She pencils them in and just recently they have began to appear again.
Rose recently sold her house in the Hollywood Hills to
Rose made $55,000 per episode in her early years of
In March 2001 she dated Kip Pardue, her co-star in movies such as Roads to Riches and Vacuums.
Rose sings in BT's song Superfabulous with Scott McCloud.
Rose won the coveted role of Ann-Margaret in Elvis, a mini-series aired in May 2005 for CBS about the life of Elvis Presley.
Rose was raised in a cult her father ran in Italy called the Children of God. Actors
In October 2001, Rose told
Rose was nominated for a 1999 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for her role as Courtney Shayne in Jawbreaker.
Rose is the only person who has ever attended the VMA's nude.
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