I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood.
I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
The truth is, my dad was a great driver. I mean, he could handle an automobile. He loved speed. He used to joke that his one regret was he didn't join the volunteer fire service so he could drive the ambulance.
I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.
We girls should have to change a tire or take a 'change your oil' class in high school instead of taking home economics, because we'd benefit from that.
I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
We were never motorheads. We knew fast cars. We knew how to siphon gas - me - charge the battery when it was down. But never hot-wired a car.
I weirdly feel very natural, in the physicality that comes my way, whether it's guns, cars or whatever. For some reason, it's second nature to me.
I'm no mechanic but I can change my oil and I know what to do when I get a flat tire and I can hot-wire it in an emergency.
