Hilary Swank was left drenched in sweat after her first flight lesson.
The actress – who plays famous aviator Amelia Earhart in upcoming movie ‘Amelia’ – says she was concentrating so hard it left her covered in perspiration.
“I’m not big on sweating, but I found that after two hours of a flight lesson, I would land and my back was drenched. It wasn’t from fear, but from concentration.”
Hilary – who was stopped from getting her full pilot’s license because the film’s insurance would not cover it – also revealed she felt privileged to play Amelia, who went missing in 1937 after a flight. The Oscar-winning star told Chicago Sun-Times:
“Her life was certainly short. But she accomplished so much in that lifetime. She was also a reminder to me that you constantly have to look within. You have to also live for yourself and not other people. I want to look at my life and know I’m not missing anything.
“I believe that you can live your life the way you want, find love and experience your dreams. You can have it all. For a short time, Amelia had it all.”
Am I the only person who constantly thinks of THIS QUOTE whenever I hear Hilary’s name these days? That one is going to stay with me for a while.
Love her even more now.
Like we need to be reminded about her asinine comment.
im curious to see if this movie turned out good. i’ll probably rent it though.
She’s an outstanding actress. I didn’t know there was such a thing as ‘concentration sweat’. Learn something new every day.
I would definitely rent this.
I’d rather forget that other quote! Gives me the heebie jeebies. (Yeah, I just said that. I’m old.)
She looks like a dude in the pictures. She’s probably gonna get an Oscar for it
My son and I went to see the movie this weekend – the closest theater playing it was over an hour away but it was WELL worth the drive. He’s an aviation fanatic (we all are) and we loved the movie. The script left a little to be desired but overall it was excellent. It really was shocking how closely she resembled the photos of the real Amelia.
I kind of want to see this movie. I hope she does a great job with the role.