Hilary Swank 'felt like an outsider'

Hilary Swank has revealed that she regrets being insecure when she was growing up.

The Amelia star explained that she never thought her life would change.

"I was a troubled kid," she told Parade. "I felt like an outsider. I didn't feel like I belonged, especially in the classroom. I just wish that I would have been more secure. It's that trap of thinking there's nothing beyond high school."

Swank added that her acting career has made her more open to challenges.

"Now, I long to play characters that challenge me and scare me and make me learn new things about the world, about myself and about my art," she said.

"I think Annette Bening said, 'You're only a virgin once'. It's kind of a funny way to put sudden success in perspective but it's true. I'm a girl from a trailer park. I never imagined winning an Academy Award, much less two. I just wanted to act."

Swank also praised her "amazing" mother, explaining: "She gave me the biggest gift you could ever give someone. She told me that I could do anything I wanted as long as I worked hard enough. And she believed in me."

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