Body peace breakthroughs can come to you at the unlikeliest of times, and in the strangest ways. For Ashley Fink, the actress who plays Lauren Zizes on Glee, that's just what happened. That's why she sat down with Seventeen to tell all of you what she learned, when a director in her high school's theater program tried to tell her what she couldn't do, just because of her body type.Ashley Fink: "I was in high school, and I went to a theater high school, and they were talking about typecasting, and I remember my theater director saying, if he was going to pick a Juliet, he would never pick Ashley. And I remember being like, 'Woah.' I remember asking him why, and he was just like, 'Typically, I wouldn't pick you.' I remember being like, 'You're wrong, and here's why.' I was like, 'Okay, I can see why you'd say that, but you're absolutely incorrect because Juliets come in all shapes and sizes.' I worked so hard, and I remember, I came in with the entire script memorized, and my audition was phenomenal, and I ended up getting the part. He apologized to me, and he was like, 'You're so phenomenal, and I'm so blown away, and I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.' And in a weird way, having him say that, was this moment where I realized I wasn't going to let anyone tell me who I could be, and who I am, because of what I look like. So instead of this moment of great depression, I was like, 'I'm German! I'm built for baby-makin'! I'm built like a house! And that's fine, but I can also act my face off, and I can be Juliet if I want to be.' That was a breakthrough moment for me, and then I ended up getting the lead in every play for my last two years and graduated with a 4.2 GPA because of my acting scholarship. It's amazing."
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