Animals mean everything to me. We have to be their voice and protectors.
Be yourself, fill your life with good people, and don't get a big head. It can all be gone tomorrow.
Everyone's always trying to show that they have brains and can do other things and that they're not afraid to take risks.
Had that casting director not called me back, had those producers not liked me or those directors... everything happened for a reason.
I am very driven. I work really hard, whether it's acting or my charity or even poker. When I focus on something I give it my all.
I can do whatever I want. I'm completely free to work with whatever studio I want.
I don't know that I've ever been completely comfortable with anything.
I got to meet Mark Hamill. He signed some Star Wars posters for us. I saw the fight scenes he had. He was really into making fun of himself and Star Wars.
I have been trying to find gas masks for dogs. I have a vet friend who said that somebody in his office got some.
I want to do a little bit of everything. I want to play a good, strong female character.
I want to get away from the high school thing and do other types of roles.
I wasn't sure how my dad would react. There was an agent sitting behind them and he told me he was embarrassed to watch the scenes. My parents have always been very open. They trust my decisions.
I wouldn't call him a slave. I don't whip him when he does something wrong. Just when he does something good.
I'm not doing any more nudity.
I'm pretty instinctive. I'm a quick learner.
In Europe they can do topless on the beach everywhere, and they can do nudity. Why is it such a big deal to America?
It takes time to change things. You don't really have control over what things are going to be; it's just how evolution works.
Things change in different countries as people grow, and as generations change.
We don't live in a world that's black and white.
When I first saw myself in American Pie, I cringed. I hate the way I look here, the way I sound there, but that's because I'm my own worst critic.
When I worry about things going on in the world and keeping me safe and my fiance safe, I worry about keeping my animals safe.
Shannon and Joe Reitman appeared in a few movies together after they were married on June 2nd, 2003 on the beach in Mexico. They can be seen in American Pie 2, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Shannon was a cover girl for: Maxim, Playboy, and Details magazines.
Shannon is a huge fan of the hard rock band 'Prodigy', and the country superstar Garth Brooks.
Shannon was signed to a three picture deal with Miramax after the success of American Pie, setting her up as the star in Keenan Ivory Wayans' comedy, Scary Movie.
Shannon appeared in her first made-for-TV movie role in 1998, in Blade Squad, which was followed by Dying To Live, in 1999.
Shannon decided to stay in Los Angeles and join an acting class after receiving her first television commercial for Taco Bell restaurants.
Shannon moved to New York in 1991, after graduating high school and immediately found work as a model, living in the NYU dorms.
Elizabeth considered herself a loner in her youth, and kept herself busy with Ballet and Tap dancing lessons, volleyball, cheerleading, and tennis.
While she was in high school she was very interested in tennis and even thought about going pro.
She is an big animal lover, and supports many charities.
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