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Daryl Hanna: From Splash to Crash

Putting Her Imagination to Work

Acting school and acting lessons arguably made Hannah insecure at first, but eventually, she arrived at what she worked for her. She found a teacher who wanted her to explore her imagination. “It was like walking into heaven,” she admitted. “Nobody wanted me to analyze what I was doing; they just wanted me to feel it, just like what children do when they play.”

Daryl Hannah at the Fantastica Festival.

Photo by Francis DEMANGE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

Even though she was still unable to travel to the famous land of Oz and couldn’t meet with the Tin Woodsman, she found a way to put her imagination to work. The new teacher was able to help her exercise her creative muscles, which had helped her in her acting career.