I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.
The common misconception is that as an actress you have to learn what you're doing. No, you just have to make the audience think you've learned it.
I've joked that I would have either become schizophrenic or an actress, but as an actress you can do both.
As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.