Cinema: She's a Big Girl Now

The challenge now is getting Hollywood to believe she's more than a one-hit wonder. Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas), Pauline Collins (Shirley Valentine) and Mary McDonnell (Passion Fish) all got Best Actress Oscar nominations in the '90s, and who remembers them? Swank, who is married to actor Chad Lowe, is making moves to avoid the same fate, but she realizes the business is a gamble. "A lot of people in my position might be scared this moment will pass," she says. "But if you just have fun and enjoy it, you'll be doing the right thing. You hope you make good choices and things fall into place. If they don't, well, that's fate." Right now she's more concerned about fatigue. "I'm glad I'm young, because this crazy schedule is never ending," Swank sighs. "I don't see how people do it. It's a different type of exhaustion than I've ever known." And with that, Swank gives thanks for the Tazo tea, gets into her BMW and drives off into the unknown.