Australian - Actress | February 3, 1986 -
I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business.
Rebel Wilson
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I like to take things one step at a time, because the entertainment industry is very uncertain.
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I come from the rougher side of Sydney. I don't know whether you can compare them to the projects, but in Australia, it definitely is the rougher side.
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All my family has very good mathematical abilities - like, so dorky. I was the dork then in school - on any maths exams I'd get 100%. I just knew how to do maths and most people would hate it, but for some reason it just came.
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In Australia, I wrote lots of little plays and put them on, and then I worked on a few different TV shows, like the Australian equivalent of 'SNL.' I would write and perform all of my characters.
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I love it when the director says, 'Rebel, just do whatever you want.' I'm, like, 'Yes!'
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I try to be healthy. I train three days a week with a trainer. But I do like to eat, clearly. And I do eat dessert every day. If I cut that out, yes, I would lose weight.
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I do acting for the awards... and cash money.
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Some people think success is overnight. I suppose, considering I came from Australia, it has been pretty quick. But I have a background in stand-up and improv, so I've really had to prove myself.
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When I was just a girl in Sydney, no one thought, 'Oh, she's going to be a movie star.' No one. I had to get by with actual skill and talent.
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For a comedienne, you have to have a little tragedy or a dark side, just not too much. Otherwise it's too disruptive.
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I was sporty in high school. I played tennis and hockey, and was basketball captain. Then I went to university and stopped doing sport and started eating ice cream.
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