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I love Belle, I love the fact that she is a revolutionary kind of heroine. She's very smart and odd and is looking for adventure-not a husband. She was a first, in a lot of ways, for a Disney Princess and was ahead of her time in the film and for Disney. I think that's why, almost 20 years later, people still love her.

I had been a Disney fanatic from the time I was little. As soon as I heard about the project, I called my agent and said, 'I have to be seen for this.' I ended up auditioning five times for Belle, but from the very beginning I felt very confident, because I knew this was my part. It was just one of those things you know.