Monday, December 10, 2012

Television and Cinema Verities #49



"I’m 34. I grew up with Thundercats and She-Ra: Princess Of Power. That was sort of my take on fantasy: the women after-school cartoon world. And that was the action figure I was playing with. I grew up having this fantasy of being a superhero, being Princess Power."

- Milla Jovovich discusses her approach to action and fantasy roles. (Interview by Nisha Gopalan, in 2010 at The AV Club)


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