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In my career as a double, a lot of my job is to not just do the fights to make them look cool, but also to appear as the same person as the actor I am playing.
Zoe Bell
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Zoe Bell
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: November 17
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I think the biggest shift for me is - this is going to sound like a wanky actor, but - getting in touch with, and learning to not just appreciate, but actually really enjoy being a woman. Because for so long I was a jock, and I was an athlete, and I was a tomboy, and people would joke about like, fancy dress, you should go as a girl.
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Some of my best friends are like, I love that you are just the biggest pussy on the planet. And I have no problem with it at all, I love it. But it took a long time to understand that that's a part of my tapestry.
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I had to paint the picture that I was never scared, otherwise I couldn't do my job. But now, as an actor, I'm literally paid to look emotionally accessible.
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Being a stunt girl is very much my comfort zone, so I had to remove the comfort zone to step fully into the slightly scarier zone. Also, just being perceived as an actor by the outside world, rather than as the stunt girl who does dialogue, has been a part of the challenge in front of me.
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I'm a poster child for feminism whether I like it or not, but I was resistant to the part of me that was a woman.
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When my physicality is involved, it's kind of my comfort zone, so I find it much easier to access emotions.
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I like the debate, but I don't really like the fight. I don't like being in the ring. I'm not competitive.
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I would find it more difficult if somebody else was doing the action.
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People are far more protective [of women] instinctively.
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Whatever my job description consists of, becomes my job. Maybe it's just the way I tackle work, in general.
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My job has always been to not only make my character look like a badass but to also make the actor I am fighting opposite to be the character they need to be too.
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Part of the joy I'm discovering in acting is the fact that it's uncomfortable to me, that it's challenging, and the possibilities of always being able to improve on something, of always being able to try something new, it's intriguing and exciting.
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When being a stunt double, my job has always a supportive role, which is interesting, really. Part of what I really like about it is making a situation where people can just come out of their shell and be super bad-ass. That's exciting!
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