Nothing about Sasha Lanes past would suggest a future in the movies.
She had never acted a day in her life.
I was very hopeless.
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Id been constantly told I needed to change, that I wasnt going to make it in this world.
Lane says she startles easily in a crowd.
She cant stand being the center of attention, and she freaks out with a camera in her face.
Its kind of bizarre that Im doing this right now, she says.
It was just a feeling, Lane says with a bright, wide-eyed expression.
It felt really right.
For Arnold, her gamble on an untested newcomer paid off in ways she never expected.
The whole thing was quite chaotic, and I deliberately wanted that, but she gave us some grounding.
I know now that I can go beyond what Ive known and what my environment was, she says.
I dont know whats next, and I like that idea.
Its a little scary, but its also beautiful.
When youre open, anything can come your way.
