In the rough and tumble world of acting, it is becoming more difficult to act to the best of one’s ability without being stereotyped. Actress Joey Lauren Adams took the risk by starring as the sexually confused Alyssa Jones in Kevin Smith’s “Chasing Amy,” and according to Adams, getting into character wasn’t difficult at all.

“It was very comfortable,” she said, “because I worked with Kevin and the character was so well written. I didn’t really feel I had to do a lot of work on (Alyssa).”

Adams has starred in other comedies such as “Married with Children,” “Dazed and Confused” and “Biodome.” However, this energetic character was different.

“I think (Alyssa) is definitely the strongest, most articulate, intelligent main character I’ve played,” she said while visiting San Diego last month. “I think it’s the most complex character I’ve played. She runs the gamut of emotions she laughs, she cries, she’s mad, she’s angry.”

Dealing with such a range of emotions can be a serious burden on one’s self-esteem. Eventually, this adversity even may affect an actor’s performance.

“It brings you down,” Adams said. The exterior hockey-rink scene I thought was so corny. I was so terrified of coming off like Elizabeth Berkley in ‘Showgirls’ when she beat the car. I was like, ‘No, don’t make me hit the car. It’s going to look really stupid.’

“It was the seventh take when I got all the way through the scene, and when I screamed ‘f