At RogerEbert.com, Marya E. Gates interviews Pamela Anderson. “I remember when I was five years old, I would think I just needed to get older so I could recognize myself. And it took me, you know, 50 years, but now I do feel comfortable in my own skin. And instead of playing characters in my personal life, I want to play characters in movies. This is something I’ve always been drawn to, but didn’t realize it was an option when I was little, and as I became a part”” of pop culture even, and working it was just a wild west attitude. I was figuring it all out on the fly. There was no formula. So it’s exciting to be at this point. Because who would have thought? [laughs] I’m really excited.”

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