Rosie Perez on the Secret to Getting Cast Despite Nerves In The Envelope: The Actors Podcast

You may be surprised to learn the confident, charismatic Rosie Perez still gets nervous on set. Everybody gets nervous, says the actor, dancerchoreographer, and activist. Not everyone admits it. As she explains in great detail to her fellow artists, persevering in the entertainment industry means taking ones craft seriously, overpreparing yet staying flexible, and learning how to rise above or even use nervousnessfinding the champion spirit within those butterflies. Rosie has become an icon in her hometown of Brooklyn and beyond, since dancing on Soul Train, breaking out in Spike Lees Do the Right Thing, and earning Emmy nominations for directing and choreographing In Living Color. Shes starred on Broadway, scored an Academy Award nomination for Fearless, and turned in memorable onscreen roles over the years: from White Men Cant Jump, Untamed Heart, and The Counselor to The Take, Pineapple Express, Bounty Hunters, Rise, Birds of Prey, and more. Shes now up for her f