“I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, a...” — Kristin Lehman Quote

I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, and it didn't heal in such a way that I could keep dancing at the level I wanted to. It wasn't like, 'Oh my god, I'll never play the violin again.' I could, but not at the level I wanted. So, I segued into acting, the other thing that was also meaningful to me.

Maybe it's a personality thing individual to me, but actors always benefit from body awareness.

I'm a journeyman actor. My experience as a journeyman actor is that you have to go where the work is. I've never been the lead; I've never been in that position.

You have to carry so many archetypes as an actor, especially as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed one.

Bringing exercise bands, ankle weights, and a jump rope is a great way to work out while you're traveling. You can find amazing workout videos online to help with your training.

If your ankle is damaged and you get another heavy tackle on it the pain is always with you.

On a 60-mile trek with a 200-kg. bergen on my back, I felt my ankle break. Some might have given up. I broke my other ankle to even up the pain. And carried on.

I learned at a very young age that I'm going to be more efficient at creating power and being consistent from a short swing. If I take it full to parallel I might have more speed but I have no stability and my ankle just can't take it.