Hilary Swank Dishes on Her “Humble Beginning”
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ACTRESS Hilary Swank admits she grew up “feeling like an outsider”.
The Oscar-winner, 35 — who starred as America’s first female pilot Amelia Earhart in the 2009 movie Amelia -- told Britain’s Cosmopolitan magazine that she has stayed away from the typical leading lady roles in the past because of her humble upbringing.
“I think having a humble beginning has given me a different outlook on life,” she said. “I appreciate the underdog.
“I grew up feeling like an outsider because we had no money, so I understood ‘classism’ at a young age. A lot of parents didn’t want their kids playing with me (even though the kids didn’t care), so because I experienced that, my friends became characters in books or movies.
“That’s what I could relate to. The first three movies I remember watching – The Elephant Man, The Miracle Worker and The Wizard Of Oz — were all about outsiders facing adversity.”
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