Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Introduce us to a day in your life, while shooting and on a day off.
Ms. Brittany Curran:
On a shoot day, I usually wake up early (usually between 4:30am and 8am, depending on the day.) I do my morning skin routine, then go downstairs where a driver from the show (usually Leah or Bob) picks me up. Then we stop at JJ Bean on Cambie in Vancouver and get a latte. We drive to set, I get to my trailer and change into my wardrobe while listening to 1920’s jazz and swing music, then hair and make-up. Usually sometime during this morning routine, I re-read the script of whatever episode we’re currently shooting. Then I walk to set, we block and rehearse the scene, get hair and make-up touch-ups, then shoot the scene. Then we repeat that routine for however many scenes we’re shooting that day. Around 3pm, I’ll go into the production office and make myself an espresso. I’m obsessed with the cute little espresso cups. One of our production office PAs, Patrick, told me about them because he loves them too. Now I keep stealing them from him. Throughout the day, sometimes I and the other cast will go into each other trailers to rehearse and hang out. I love hanging out with this cast. After we wrap that night (which could be 12 to 16 hours later) I go back into the hair and make-up trailer to wash off my make-up. Sometimes Jen Kaminski (head of the make-up department) will give me a mini facial. Hale and I used to fight over her at the beginning of the season. It was hilarious! When I get home I’ll try to force myself to still go to the gym, which usually doesn’t happen on really long days. If I don’t work the next day, I’ll maybe have a little glass of red wine and unwind by watching The Walking Dead. If I do work the next day, I hop in bed and go over my material for the next day.
On a day off, I’ll get up, do my morning skin routine, and take a morning walk to get a latte: Harvest Moon if I’m in LA, JJ Bean if I’m in Vancouver. I’ll either answer emails or read a book in the morning during my latte. I’m currently reading Dracula, up next is This Side of Paradise. Then it really differs on what I have going on that day. Some days I’ll have an audition, so I’ll immerse myself in that script all day. Some days I’ll have meetings and be running around Hollywood all day. I especially love exploring Vancouver on my days off. Sometimes I’ll take the sea bus over to Granville Island, get lunch, and then buy fish at the open market to cook for dinner that night. I try to write every day too. I usually exercise in the early evening then I’ll sauna for 15 minutes and meditate. I watch a movie almost every evening. I just recently started watching every film, in order, that has won the Best Actress Oscar. I started with Janet Gaynor for winning the very first 1927/1928 Oscar. Then I do my nightly skin routine and go to sleep. I get about nine hours of sleep every night when I’m not filming.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine?
Ms. Brittany Curran:
When I’m in LA, I’ll take a yoga class at Yogaworks in Studio City, Vinyasa Flow is my favorite, and then I’ll go on a 2.5 mile run at night. When I’m in Vancouver, I go to the gym. We have a gym, sauna, and pool in our building. I’ve really taken advantage of it since moving up here. I like going to the gym at night because it feels more peaceful and quiet. I do one to two muscles groups each night: Monday: chest & abs, Tuesday: back & legs, Wednesday: extra cardio & abs, Thursday: arms, Friday: legs & abs, Saturday: back, Sunday: extra cardio.
I do about four exercises for each muscles group and then three sets and twelve to fifteen reps of each. Then I run on the treadmill for thirty minutes. I always watch a movie on the treadmill, I’ve been re-watching Sunset Blvd and Jaws most recently. When I was watching Jaws recently I actually jumped while running. It must have looked peculiar to the woman on the treadmill next to me. Some days I’ll go for a swim too. Then I wrap up my workout by stretching and going in the sauna for fifteen minutes and meditating. One of my favorite things to do in the sauna is repeat positive mantras to myself, usually about things I’m grateful for and things I want to channel more in my life every day. Throughout the whole workout, I am drinking tons of water.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What kind of diet do you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Brittany Curran:
I follow a pretty healthy diet while also allowing myself to still indulge sometimes. I think a good balance is very important, depriving yourself isn’t good and usually doesn’t last for too long. I’ve been making an effort to eat breakfast every morning. When I’m on set, I have a latte, two poached eggs (plain), and a bowl of fruit for breakfast.
For lunch, I’ll have a protein (usually chicken) and a salad. For dinner, I’m all over the place. I have sushi a lot (I try to stick to sashimi and seaweed salad), but I love food and I love exploring cities by tasting their cuisine. Last night, I had pheasant with mushrooms and it was amazing. I experiment a lot, but generally try to stay away from too many bready foods. My main thing is eating tons of greens and protein throughout the day, I’ll have nuts and fruit to keep myself going between meals, and I drink A LOT of water. I almost never drink soda and try to stay away from dairy. I just love whole milk lattes so much, so I still drink those every day even though my facialist said I need to lay off them. As well, I also eat a square of frozen chocolate almost every night around 2am. It’s a HORRIBLE habit, but half-asleep Brittany wants nothing more but a bite of chocolate.
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