| Show y iCi- '1 v h BY H THE ASSIXIATED PRESS ers? For me Ally is representative of the universal struggle I think the scripts hit on basic human emotions love and loss regret ambition friendship H'e'i e seen Ally do some outrageous things such as tripping a fellow shopper in a supermarket after losing a tug of war oer a package of potato chips Haieyou ri er pulled an Ally? I ve been up in people's faces when 1 felt indignant and outraged but I ve never actually physically assaulted anjbody As complex and odd as she is is Ally fun to play ? Terrifically fun The reason I took the part was I thought the role had such possibilities You don't come across that many roles for women that are written so boldly So what's behind that unusual name Calista? 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