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" New York is a great place to be as an unrepresented actor because there are so many 'open auditions' that you can show up for without being submitted by an agent. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
New York
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" When I graduated from high school, I made the decision to pursue my dance training in London, England. I was so scared at first, not knowing if this little girl from small town Canada could possibly make it with these highly trained London dancers. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Training
School
Dance
" Angie Dickinson in 'Hollywood Wives' took me under her wing. If you look at that cast, I was definitely an 'outcast'... so to speak. Most of them were of the same era, or just so much more experienced that I was. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Her
Hollywood
Look
" There's no limit to what you can accomplish, but there's always someone one step ahead of you, so it's a constant uphill battle. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
You
Step
Limit
" Acting is very personal. I don't want to be like anybody else. There are positions I would like to be in - like Meryl Streep's, for instance. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Anybody
Acting
Like
" I love acting, and ultimately all my characters are very different, and each character I love in a different way. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Acting
Love
Different
" Lance Guest in 'The Last Starfighter' had such integrity and held himself to such a high standard that I just wanted to raise your own standard to meet it. He is a hard-working, giving actor. He made me feel secure and better in my role opposite him. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Giving
Integrity
Me
" I began dancing when I was 7 years old. I was told that I had the perfect ballet dancer's body and had these crazy high arches in my feet that resulted in an amazing point. Ballet was very disciplined and, frankly, a little boring, so I eventually transitioned to gymnastics. I loved that, although I never reached a competitive level. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Never
Body
Feet
" Robert Preston in 'The Last Starfighter' had an aura. It was almost a surreal experience meeting him. He exuded charm, warmth and that movie star magnetism that is impossible to describe. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Impossible
Star
Meeting
" I don't have a favorite genre. I love to work and live vicariously through every character. It's all about trying to bring the character to life and get the story across in a way that resonates with the audience. It's always interesting and challenging in a gratifying and unique way. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Story
Character
Life
" 'Night of the Comet' established me as a strong woman. And let's face it, this business is very surface and one dimensional - so it's easy to get typecast. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Night
Woman
Strong
" I realized that 'performing' was what I wanted to do when I did my first professional gig as a dancer with my company 'Synergy' in Canada. I was overwhelmed with how it felt to perform in front of an audience. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Canada
Professional
Company
" Both TV and movies seem to be produced in a more similar way as time goes on. It used to be that movies were much bigger productions on every level and took much longer to shoot. I liked that. But with the advent of digital, everything can be done much quicker and cheaper, and that seems to be the goal of most movies and TV these days. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Goal
Way
Time
" I became very close with Charles Bronson and his wife, Kim. We did 'Sea Wolf' together along with Christopher Reeve. I've been lucky enough to work with some amazing, legendary actors. I worked with Rod Steiger twice, for instance. "
Catherine Mary Stewart
Work
Wife
Amazing